Climate change: Simonetta Sommaruga at John Kerry's climate roundtable
Bern, 23.4.2021 - Federal Councillor Simonetta Sommaruga today took part in a roundtable hosted by US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry. The meeting was part of the «Leaders Summit on Climate» to which US President Joe Biden invited 40 world leaders. The discussions centred on the enhanced climate ambitions of the major economies and the additional economic benefits of climate action. Ms Sommaruga welcomed the new climate goal announced by the US. At the roundtable, she also expressed Switzerland's hopes for effective market rules for international climate action projects at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference COP26, which will help to protect the environment and human rights.