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The energy ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) of the most developed industrialized countries failed to agree on a joint statement at their meeting in Rome today, because of US reservations about climate change, an Italian minister said. The US said it 'reserved’ regarding the G7 commitments they made when signing the Paris climate agreement, said Italian Economic Development Minister Carlo Calenda, who presided over this meeting. It was therefore not possible to sign a joint declaration by all G7 members (USA, Japan, Germany, France, Britain, Canada and Italy), he clarified. In the face of US reservations, which have confirmed that they are in a phase of reviewing their position on the issue of climate change, Italy decided not to propose a joint statement, Kalenda also explained. US President Donald Trump will take office by the end of May’ on the Paris climate agreement, which was signed at its end 2015 from more than 190 Countries, including the US, but was heavily criticized during the election campaign, the White House announced at the end of March.
The energy ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) of the most developed industrialized countries failed to agree on a joint statement at their meeting in Rome today, because of US reservations about climate change, an Italian minister said. The US said it 'reserved’ regarding the G7 commitments they made when signing the Paris climate agreement, said Italian Economic Development Minister Carlo Calenda, who presided over this meeting. It was therefore not possible to sign a joint declaration by all G7 members (USA, Japan, Germany, France, Britain, Canada and Italy), he clarified. In the face of US reservations, which have confirmed that they are in a phase of reviewing their position on the issue of climate change, Italy decided not to propose a joint statement, Kalenda also explained. US President Donald Trump will take office by the end of May’ on the Paris climate agreement, which was signed at its end 2015 from more than 190 Countries, including the US, but was heavily criticized during the election campaign, the White House announced at the end of March.