"Trump skipped the formal climate discussions, had the U.S. negotiators promote fossil fuels instead, and then renounced the group's official communique. "
"President Donald Trump's disdain for action on climate change, along with his other demands and behavior, left the United States estranged from its closest allies following the weekend summit of the Group of Seven major industrial democracies.
Trump skipped the G7's formal discussions on the global warming crisis. And in the summit's communique, the United States refused to join in common statements by the other six nations reaffirming their commitment to the Paris climate agreement, which he wants to abandon. Instead, the U.S. unilaterally promoted fossil fuels. And in the end, Trump renounced the whole communique in a Twitter tirade.
The governments of France and Germany said afterward that they and the European Union stood by the communique."
InsideClimate News had the story June 10, 2018.
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