U.S. will be the lone G7 holdout on supporting Paris climate deal Politico, May 27, 2017, David Herszenhorn
TAORMINA, Sicily — The U.S. will be the lone holdout on endorsing the Paris accord on climate change when leaders of the G7 will issue their 2017 declaration Saturday, officials said.
President Donald Trump had said he would give European leaders a chance to make their case for the climate change accord, but would not make a final decision until returning to Washington on whether his administration will remain committed to the 2015 agreement.
Trump’s refusal to take a position while in Sicily has shaken the unity among the G7, the world’s most exclusive geopolitical club.
The U.S. has also raised doubts about the G7’s longstanding language opposing protectionism in all forms. The Trump administration blocked similar language in a G20 communique earlier this year.
The other six members – Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the UK — will reiterate their support for the Paris agreement in the declaration, officials said.
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