Trump pressures other G-20 leaders to weaken climate goals

[babylonsister]

I LOATHE him.


Trump pressures other G-20 leaders to weaken climate goals
By JAKOB HANKE and DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
06/28/2019 11:37 PM EDT


OSAKA, Japan — President Donald Trump is pressuring some of his fellow leaders to help weaken a G-20 commitment on fighting climate change in a move that could kill chances of agreeing on a final leaders’ declaration.

Three senior officials told POLITICO that Trump is trying to enlist the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Australia and Turkey in opposing commitments to stand by the Paris climate agreement made at previous G-20 summits.

The U.S. has refused to back the part of the G-20 declaration that supports the Paris accord since the G-20 summit in Hamburg in 2017, but supported the final communique under an ‘agree to disagree’ arrangement.

But this year, Trump is pushing allies to join him in opposition and French President Emmanuel Macron warned he would rather veto a final communiqué rather than allow the climate change section to be weakened further. Officials said negotiations would go on through the night and would likely be left for the leaders themselves to continue on Saturday.

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https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/28/trump-pressures-other-g-20-leaders-to-weaken-climate-goals-1390411?fbclid=IwAR1LORbxWaalt2kkO7cvnXQy6q3RqXOJEAtDeoUzse7_QRgZ-y4-g6ezo5s

[BlueJac]

1. Isn't that just dandy...

Glaciers are melting at a record pace and Trump is recruiting from less climate prevention's.

[Me.]

2. Fail

G20 summit: World leaders agree on climate deal

“World leaders attending the 2019 G20 summit in the Japanese city of Osaka on Saturday agreed to a climate change deal similar to that signed in Argentina last year.

Speaking at the conclusion of the summit, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the leaders had found common ground on climate change despite "big differences" in the members' views.

The document said the signatories to the Paris Agreement reaffirmed their commitment to its full implementation.

To help achieve climate change prevention, the G20 nations "will look into a wide range of clean technologies and approaches, including smart cities, ecosystem and community based approaches, nature based solutions and traditional and indigenous knowledge," the final document read.”

More at link:

https://www.dw.com/en/g20-summit-world-leaders-agree-on-climate-deal/a-49408651

Meant to post this to OP.

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4. President Art of the Deal fails again

Shocker!

[EleanorR]

3. trump's attempt at climate denial is too Radically Right for even Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Brazil

Oy