Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who took office in December in coalition with the Greens and the liberal Free Democrats, has vowed to form a “club” of big economies to push for more ambitious action to tackle climate change.
Germany holds the presidency of the Group of Seven richest countries this year. Neither Morgan nor Greenpeace were available for comment.
Last year, John Kerry became the first special presidential envoy from the United States to discuss climate change. China, Denmark, the Netherlands, the United Arab Emirates and the Marshall Islands also have special delegates.
“Well, it’s bold, it’s not German,” said Rachel Kyte, dean of the Fletcher School at Tufts University, who has held senior positions on environmental issues at the World Bank and the United Nations.
“I think it means that there will be someone who pushes for ambitious climate action with the German leadership of the G7 and who understands how different countries and communities around the world see the enormity of the task ahead,” Kyte said.
Jennifer Tollmann, an adviser to the activist group E3G, told Reuters: “This is a woman who was at the center of the negotiations for the Paris Agreement.”
“She is Scholz’s best resource for making sure that his vision of a club of leading nations … finally succeeds in integrating more nations.”
Morgan frequently joins activists in high-profile campaigns, including a project last year in which he joined 40 Greenpeace members who tried to block a Shell-owned refinery by kayak.
Source: Ambito
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