Star Man
05-27-2017, 04:50 PM
Watch the rapidly accelerating march toward the Sixth Mass Extinction as Trump acts on behalf of Big Energy to deny the reality of global warming and America's part in carbonizing the economy.
Star Man
Downloaded 5/27/2017 from https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/05/27/other-g7-leaders-plow-ahead-after-trump-throws-tantrum-over-climate-accord
By Lynne McCauley
Further isolating the United States as other world powers prepare to take on the crisis of climate change, President Donald Trump refused to commit to the landmark Paris Climate Agreement as the remaining G7 leaders reaffirmed their determination to implement the accord.
In what has been described (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-g7-summit-latest-climate-change-consensus-paris-agreement-angela-merkel-a7759231.html) as an "unusually frank statement," the G7 Taormina Leaders' Communiqué (https://www.g7italy.it/sites/default/files/documents/G7%20Taormina%20Leaders%27%20Communique_27052017_0.pdf) (pdf) released Saturday after the two-day meeting in Sicily, says that the U.S. is "in the process of reviewing its policies on climate change and on the Paris Agreement and thus is not in a position to join the consensus on these topics."
"Understanding this process," the document continues, "the heads of state and of government of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom and the presidents of the European Council and of the European Commission reaffirm their strong commitment to swiftly implement the Paris Agreement."
Meanwhile, Trump took to Twitter to announce (https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/868441116726710272) that he would "make a final decision on the Paris Accord next week," but it was clear the U.S. president had been a substantial roadblock over the course of the summit.
"The entire discussion about climate was very difficult, if not to say very dissatisfying," German Chancellor Angela Merkel told reporters on Saturday. "There are no indications whether the United States will stay in the Paris Agreement or not."
Continues here (https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/05/27/other-g7-leaders-plow-ahead-after-trump-throws-tantrum-over-climate-accord)
Star Man
Downloaded 5/27/2017 from https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/05/27/other-g7-leaders-plow-ahead-after-trump-throws-tantrum-over-climate-accord
By Lynne McCauley
Further isolating the United States as other world powers prepare to take on the crisis of climate change, President Donald Trump refused to commit to the landmark Paris Climate Agreement as the remaining G7 leaders reaffirmed their determination to implement the accord.
In what has been described (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-g7-summit-latest-climate-change-consensus-paris-agreement-angela-merkel-a7759231.html) as an "unusually frank statement," the G7 Taormina Leaders' Communiqué (https://www.g7italy.it/sites/default/files/documents/G7%20Taormina%20Leaders%27%20Communique_27052017_0.pdf) (pdf) released Saturday after the two-day meeting in Sicily, says that the U.S. is "in the process of reviewing its policies on climate change and on the Paris Agreement and thus is not in a position to join the consensus on these topics."
"Understanding this process," the document continues, "the heads of state and of government of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom and the presidents of the European Council and of the European Commission reaffirm their strong commitment to swiftly implement the Paris Agreement."
Meanwhile, Trump took to Twitter to announce (https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/868441116726710272) that he would "make a final decision on the Paris Accord next week," but it was clear the U.S. president had been a substantial roadblock over the course of the summit.
"The entire discussion about climate was very difficult, if not to say very dissatisfying," German Chancellor Angela Merkel told reporters on Saturday. "There are no indications whether the United States will stay in the Paris Agreement or not."
Continues here (https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/05/27/other-g7-leaders-plow-ahead-after-trump-throws-tantrum-over-climate-accord)