Anger over Trump at G7
BRITISH environmentalists accused Donald Trump of treating the international community with “utter contempt” after he refused to sign up to global action on climate change.
The US President told leaders of the G7 countries at a summit in Sicily that they would have to wait until next week for his decision on whether America would honour its undertakings under the Paris Agreement to limit global warming.
Under pressure from other G7 states – the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Canada and Japan – Mr Trump put his name to commitments to avoid trade protectionism and preserve a rules-based trade system. But he refused to join the consensus on climate change.
European leaders didn’t hide their frustration, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel describing discussions on climate change as “very unsatisfying”.