<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"According to some press reports(1), Italy, from some of its northern areas near the border with Switzerland, is allegedly emitting harmful gases in excess of what is being officially declared in the inventories that it has to draw up as a contracting party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.  The Paris climate agreement reaffirms this requirement, which has to be met every two years, by both industrialised countries and developing countries.  Studies conducted by some Swiss scientists(2) on the levels of trifluoromethane (HFC-23) — a gas with a climate-changing power that is about 15 000 times higher than that of CO2 — reveal that 60 to 80 tonnes of this substance are being emitted annually, as detected by monitoring stations, while the figures reported by ISPRA (Institute for Environmental Protection and Research) are lower.  In the light of this information, can the Commission clarify:      —  Whether it is aware of these discrepancies;      —  Whether it intends to contact the Italian authorities to seek clarification as to the presence of sources of trifluoromethane emissions and other greenhouse gases with major climate-changing potential that are not being monitored and/or are being underestimated in the inventories drawn up by Italy so far;      —  What efforts Italy has to make, as a matter of priority, to comply with EU and international climate protection requirements?    Supporter(3)    (1)http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-40669449  (2)https://www.empa.ch/documents/56164/273083/a592-2011-08-18-en-MM+Treibhausgas+Jungfrau-REPORT.pdf/e0780e41-1342-4074-8feb-526a222dbb97?version=1.0  (3)This question is supported by a Member other than the author(s): Rosa D'Amato (EFDD)"
Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number.
Policy area numbers: 1 = Macroeconomics
2 = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties
3 = Health
4 = Agriculture and Fisheries
5 = Labour, employment and pensions
6 = Education
7 = Environment
8 = Energy
9 = Immigration
10 = Transportation
12 = Law and Crime
13 = Social welfare
14 = Regional and Urban issues and Planning
15 = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues
16 = Defence
17 = Space, science, technology, and communications issues
18 = Foreign trade
19 = International affairs and foreign aid
20 = Governance and government
21 = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues
23 = Culture and media
[/INST]. Answer = [7]. </s>
According to some press reports(1), Italy, from some of its northern areas near the border with Switzerland, is allegedly emitting harmful gases in excess of what is being officially declared in the inventories that it has to draw up as a contracting party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.  The Paris climate agreement reaffirms this requirement, which has to be met every two years, by both industrialised countries and developing countries.  Studies conducted by some Swiss scientists(2) on the levels of trifluoromethane (HFC-23) — a gas with a climate-changing power that is about 15 000 times higher than that of CO2 — reveal that 60 to 80 tonnes of this substance are being emitted annually, as detected by monitoring stations, while the figures reported by ISPRA (Institute for Environmental Protection and Research) are lower.  In the light of this information, can the Commission clarify:      —  Whether it is aware of these discrepancies;      —  Whether it intends to contact the Italian authorities to seek clarification as to the presence of sources of trifluoromethane emissions and other greenhouse gases with major climate-changing potential that are not being monitored and/or are being underestimated in the inventories drawn up by Italy so far;      —  What efforts Italy has to make, as a matter of priority, to comply with EU and international climate protection requirements?    Supporter(3)    (1)http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-40669449  (2)https://www.empa.ch/documents/56164/273083/a592-2011-08-18-en-MM+Treibhausgas+Jungfrau-REPORT.pdf/e0780e41-1342-4074-8feb-526a222dbb97?version=1.0  (3)This question is supported by a Member other than the author(s): Rosa D'Amato (EFDD)