France scraps G7 climate focus at Paris summit to appease US
France has removed climate change from the agenda of the G7 environment ministers' meeting in Paris to avoid conflict with the US. The meeting will instead focus on issues like ocean conservation and biodiversity funding.
The G7 environment ministers' meeting in Paris will not address climate change directly, in an effort to maintain unity among the group, particularly with the US. The decision has been criticized by activists who argue it weakens collective action on climate change. The meeting will focus on ocean conservation, biodiversity funding, and desertification. France is leading an initiative to raise €683 million for national parks in around 20 African countries. The G7 meeting takes place ahead of a global conference in Colombia on phasing out fossil fuels. The meeting's agenda includes discussions on water pollution, marine protected areas, and forests.
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