Argentine President Mauricio Macri opened the plenary session on the second day of the Leaders’ Summit: “Today, we are going to discuss how to build fairer and more inclusive societies,
achieve climate sustainability and bring a global response to climate change.” “Inclusive growth that protects the environment is a challenge of the twenty-first century. Climate sustainability requires urgent collective action to prevent jeopardizing our future and that of generations to come,” President Macri said at the session entitled “Building Consensus (continued)” at Costa Salguero, the Summit venue.
Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri and France’s President Emmanuel Macron speaking during the plenary session (Photo by HO / G20 PRESS OFFICE / AFP)
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“Argentina is fully committed to the Paris Agreement, working to protect marine areas and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We are promoting sustainable agricultural production through an ambitious national park creation agenda,” he added. “In line with the 2030 Agenda, sustainable development is the north star of all our economic, social and environmental goals,” he concluded.
World AIDS Day Before the beginning of the plenary session, Macri made some remarks on the World AIDS Day: “You will find a red bow on your desks, an international symbol to commemorate all those who have died of AIDS. It should remind us that this epidemics is still one of the most severe public health issues in the world, especially in low and mid-income countries.”