US EditionG7 omits climate change from Paris talks to avoid US clash, France says
France is steering talks toward oceans, biodiversity and forests as ministers avoid a climate dispute with the United States, officials said.
- G7 environment ministers gather in Paris on Thursday, but organizers excluded climate change from the agenda to avoid friction with the United States. France's ecology minister Monique Barbut said the meeting prioritizes "less contentious issues" to maintain forum unity.
- President Donald Trump's administration has withdrawn the United States from global climate agreements and weakened environmental protections since returning to office in 2025, prompting France to avoid direct climate discussions to protect G7 cooperation.
- Washington sent Usha-Maria Turner, an Environmental Protection Agency assistant administrator, to represent the United States, while France aims to secure backing for an $800 million initiative funding national parks across 20 African countries.
- Gaia Febvre from the Climate Action Network told AFP that "by yielding to pressure, it weakens collective action and renounces its potential leading role." WWF France's Jean Burkard insisted funding "must be additional and not compensate" for budget cuts.
- The meeting occurs just days before more than 50 countries convene in Colombia for the first global conference dedicated to phasing out fossil fuels, the main driver of climate change. This timing contrasts sharply with the G7's climate exclusion.
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The climate issue has not been directly addressed in order not to rob the United States, France assumes.
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France says climate nixed from G7 talks to avoid spat with US
France on Thursday defended keeping climate change off the agenda at a meeting of G7 environment ministers in Paris, saying it was necessary to avoid a clash with the United States.
PARIS — Why is France not sending a minister to the Santa Marta conference on phasing out fossil fuels, which takes place next week? And, while the French government holds the G7 presidency this year, why has it decided to remove energy and the fight against climate change from the agenda of the negotiations between environment ministers, which begin this Thursday, April 23? Monique Barbut, appointed to the government in part for her expertise i…
On 23 and 24 April, in Paris and Fontainebleau, the environment ministers of the seven richest countries of the world meet. On the menu: financing for biodiversity protection and a rapprochement with the Trump administration, avoiding the climate issue.
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