France wound up a meeting of G7 environment ministers on Friday defending its “pragmatic” decision to keep climate change off the agenda to avoid a clash
with the U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump has dismissed climate change as a hoax despite scientific evidence, and has withdrawn his country from several international climate bodies.
Keeping it off the formal agenda of the Paris-hosted meeting was “a more pragmatic approach” that avoided “the risk of certain partners walking from the negotiating table,” French Environment Minister Monique Barbut told reporters.
France kept climate change off G7 agenda to avoid clash with US
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