France leaves climate change off G7 environment summit agenda to placate US
G7 environment ministers in Paris excluded climate change from their agenda to placate the US, which has withdrawn from global climate agreements. The meeting will focus on ocean conservation, biodiversity funding, and desertification.
G7 environment ministers met in Paris, excluding climate change from their agenda to placate the US. France's ecology minister, Monique Barbut, stated that the US' positions on climate change are well known. The meeting will focus on ocean conservation, biodiversity funding, and the transformation of dry areas into deserts. The US is represented by Usha-Maria Turner, assistant administrator for the Office of International and Tribal Affairs at the US Environmental Protection Agency. The meeting takes place just before a global conference in Colombia on phasing out fossil fuels. France is promoting the Nature and People Finance Alliance to raise finance for biodiversity protection and plans to announce $800 million in funding for national parks in 20 African countries.
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