Earth Watch June 18: News from the epicenter of the environmental movement
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‘Colossal Failure’: G7 Nations are talking the talk, but walking in circles on climate commitments The G7 Summit, which brought together heads of state from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, France and Japan, wrapped up in Cornwall, England on Sunday, and although every official agreed that climate change is an existential threat to humanity, the G7 nations failed to commit even to shutting down coal-burning power plants. This is likely going to make it harder for the G7 to negotiate with large non-G7 economies such as China and Russia who are also major polluters and users of coal energy.
Earth Watch June 18: News from the epicenter of the environmental movement
Earth Watch June 18: News from the epicenter…
Earth Watch June 18: News from the epicenter of the environmental movement
‘Colossal Failure’: G7 Nations are talking the talk, but walking in circles on climate commitments The G7 Summit, which brought together heads of state from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, France and Japan, wrapped up in Cornwall, England on Sunday, and although every official agreed that climate change is an existential threat to humanity, the G7 nations failed to commit even to shutting down coal-burning power plants. This is likely going to make it harder for the G7 to negotiate with large non-G7 economies such as China and Russia who are also major polluters and users of coal energy.