G7 says nature talks a success as climate sidelined for U.S.

G7 avoids direct climate language to accommodate U.S., highlighting deepening rift on environmental policy. | Contesto: cronaca

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• G7 says nature talks a success as climate sidelined for U.S.

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The Group of Seven major industrialized nations concluded a ministerial meeting on nature and environmental issues on Saturday, with participants declaring the talks a success despite a conspicuous absence: any direct mention of global warming or climate change. The omission, diplomatic sources confirmed, was a concession to the United States, the bloc’s largest and most powerful member, which has resisted explicit references to climate action in joint statements. The meeting, hosted by Japan in the city of Sapporo, was intended to advance commitments on biodiversity, pollution, and sustainable resource management. Yet the final communiqué, while addressing deforestation, ocean plastics, and species protection, carefully sidestepped the phrase “climate change” or “global warming.” This linguistic gap underscores the widening divide between Washington and its G7 allies on environmental priorities, even as other member nations—including Britain, France, and Germany—have pushed for stronger climate language. Environmental advocates and analysts noted that the absence of climate language weakens the overall impact of the G7’s nature agenda. “You cannot separate biodiversity loss from climate change; they are two sides of the same coin,” said a senior researcher at a Tokyo-based environmental policy institute, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the discussions. The omission, they argued, risks sending a signal that the world’s wealthiest democracies are not fully aligned on the urgency of the crisis. The United States has long resisted binding climate commitments in multilateral forums, a stance that intensified under previous administrations and continues to influence current negotiations. While the Biden administration has re-entered the Paris Agreement and set domestic emissions targets, its delegation in Sapporo reportedly insisted that the G7 focus exclusively on nature and biodiversity, avoiding any language that could imply new financial obligations or regulatory constraints. Other G7 members, particularly Japan as the host, faced a delicate balancing act: maintaining unity within the bloc while advancing meaningful...

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