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G7 Summit: G6 backs 'ambitious' climate action and ocean protection plan, as Trump storms out

James Murray
James Murray
clock 11 June 2018 •
G7 Summit: G6 backs 'ambitious' climate action and ocean protection plan, as Trump storms out

'Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the European Union reaffirm their strong commitment to implement the Paris Agreement, through ambitious climate action'

This weekend's G7 Summit in Canada may have ended in disarray as President Trump took exception to his host's comments on trade and refused to endorse the final communique, but even before the US stormed...

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