Italy struggles to name climate envoy as ministers argue over name

FILE PHOTO: Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio speaks during a news conference in Rome, Italy, June 28, 2021. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS

ROME (Reuters) - Italy, joint host of a key United Nations climate summit just over a week away, has still not found a special envoy to represent it because the ministers responsible for the appointment cannot agree on a name.

Italian climate activists cheered when a government decree in June promised the appointment of the special envoy, following the example of other countries which have named prominent figures to the job such as John Kerry in the United States.