Climate scrubbed from G7 meeting to appease US, host France says

Climate change removed from G7 environment ministers' agenda in Paris to avoid conflict with the United States, sparking activist outrage. | Contesto: cronaca

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Environment ministers from the Group of Seven nations convened in Paris on Thursday for a two-day meeting, but with climate change conspicuously absent from the agenda in a deliberate move to sidestep a confrontation with the United States, host France acknowledged. The decision to scrub climate discussions from the official programme was confirmed by the office of France's ecology minister, Monique Barbut, which stated that the G7 would instead concentrate on "less contentious issues" to accommodate its largest and most powerful member. This strategic retreat has drawn sharp criticism from environmental activists, who accuse the bloc of sacrificing urgent global action for political expediency. The meeting, originally intended to address a range of environmental challenges, now focuses on topics such as biodiversity loss, ocean pollution, and sustainable resource management—issues deemed less polarizing than climate change. The move reflects the widening rift between the United States, under the Trump administration, and other G7 nations over climate policy, particularly after Washington's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement in 2017. France, as host, faced a delicate balancing act: preserving unity within the G7 while advancing its own climate ambitions. By removing climate from the table, Paris avoided a public dispute that could have overshadowed the talks and weakened the group's cohesion. However, critics argue that this concession undermines the G7's credibility as a leader on global environmental issues and sends a troubling signal ahead of the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference. The absence of climate change from the agenda also highlights the broader challenges facing multilateral environmental diplomacy. The G7, which includes Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States, has historically been a platform for ambitious climate pledges. Yet, the current U.S. administration's skepticism toward climate science and its rollback of emissions regulations have created a fault line that other members are reluctant to expose. Environmental groups have condemned the decision, with some staging protests outside the meeting...

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