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News & Current Events Apr 24, 2026 at 10:43 PM

France kept climate change off G7 agenda to avoid clash with US

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External_Beat8153 Apr 24, 2026 +195
The world has to stop being cowards to Trump, and collectively stand to destroy him.
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[deleted] Apr 25, 2026 +45
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rookie-mistake Apr 25, 2026 +23
I mean, he has demonstrated that he will actively engage in the most insane actions to avenge perceived wrongs, regardless of the self-inflicted damage to his supporters, his country, or his allies - and the US has demonstrated that they will do nothing to stop him. Given they're theoretically hamstringing his current rampage with the midterms this fall, I can unfortunately completely understand trying to avoid provoking him into actions whose consequences will far outlast his reign, especially on something as globally impactful as climate change. Admittedly, that's an optimistic interpretation, but I don't think it's wholly unrealistic.
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SirTainLee Apr 25, 2026 +3
You mean 30% Trump? He has very little support in the US, now. Why fear him?
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rookie-mistake Apr 25, 2026 +18
because power and control are only proportional to the government's popularity in democracies. I mean, honestly, "why fear provoking the mad despot of arguably the most powerful country in the world?" is a question that answers itself, isn't it? There haven't really been any checks or balances demonstrated in his current reign, nor has there been any degree of restraint with regards to decisions that will have consequences that last far longer than his tenure in office.
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BendicantMias Apr 25, 2026 +5
He still has TWICE the approval ratings of his counterparts in France and Germany, Macron and Merz. They're literally HALF as popular.
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Meenmachin3 Apr 25, 2026 +2
Only 15%(or less) approve of Macron and Merz?
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BendicantMias Apr 25, 2026 +2
>German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has the lowest approval rating among 24 democratically elected world leaders, with just 19% of Germans saying they are satisfied with his work >French President Emmanuel Macron ranked second-lowest, with 18% approval and 75% disapproval, in the survey, which tracks leaders' popularity across major democracies. >US President Donald Trump ranked just ahead of Erdoğan in 10th place from the bottom, despite launching military operations in Iran. Some 38% of Americans said they were satisfied with his work, while 57% were dissatisfied. >A survey by The Economist produced similar figures, with 37% satisfied and 56% dissatisfied. [https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/13/german-chancellor-merz-the-most-unpopular-head-of-government-in-the-world-survey-shows](https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/13/german-chancellor-merz-the-most-unpopular-head-of-government-in-the-world-survey-shows)
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evilparagon Apr 25, 2026 +15
Eh, it’s not really cowardice, just trying to get productive discussion done. The G7 isn’t going to be productive if the US is being obstructive over climate change when other things could be discussed instead. It’s like when a toddler gets bored as f*** when parents talk about work so they start crying and disrupt the conversation because they want to be involved. Way better for the parents to just wait until the toddler goes for their nap.
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BendicantMias Apr 25, 2026 +9
And that's how you get spoiled kids, turning into spoiled adults.
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ddz1507 Apr 25, 2026 +1
Agreed.
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JacquoRock Apr 24, 2026 +117
They really should not consider the US in this. Really.
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RaymondBeaumont Apr 24, 2026 +26
Let's not talk about the single most important issue of the day because the pedophiles might get upset.
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abbzug Apr 24, 2026 +24
Ain't nobody got time to listen to grandpa ramble on about windmills. It's not like they can't talk to each other outside of the G7.
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BendicantMias Apr 24, 2026 +35
>France wound up a meeting of G7 environment ministers on Friday ​defending its "pragmatic" decision to keep climate change ‌off the agenda to avoid a clash with the U.S. >U.S. President Donald Trump has dismissed ​climate change as a hoax despite ​scientific evidence, and has withdrawn his country ⁠from several international climate bodies. >Keeping it ​off the formal agenda of the Paris-hosted ​meeting was "a more pragmatic approach" that avoided "the risk of certain partners walking from the negotiating table," French ​Environment Minister Monique Barbut told reporters.
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maybelying Apr 25, 2026 +42
WTF are environment ministers meeting to discuss, if not climate change? If they called The economic ministers together to discuss the state of the global economy, would they keep tariffs and oil out of the discussion, too?
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BendicantMias Apr 25, 2026 +17
>If they called The economic ministers together to discuss the state of the global economy, would they keep tariffs and oil out of the discussion, too? Probably..
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No_Method5989 Apr 24, 2026 +12
It doesnt matter lol. he will rant about windmill regardless. He's like the hulk, but instead of getting stronger, he gets more stupid. Let just hope we don't get world breaker trump.
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Yuukiko_ Apr 24, 2026 +25
Is there really any difference when the US won't listen? Just make the G6 and go at it on our own
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DifferentSquirrel551 Apr 24, 2026 +20
My favorite part of the US hiding climate change is the farmers they're forever screwing over by doing it while slapping bumper stickers on their mobile oil rigs with the slogan "No Farmers No Food" like lol wtf you think we were warning you for dumb-dumb? Enjoy your synthetic vegetables future generations. 
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silicondali Apr 25, 2026 -10
Buddy, there's a war going on and everyone and their dog has been talking about how fertilizer, a petrochemical, is being directly affected. Your favourite part is apparently you fellating yourself over your own distinctive brand of ignorance.
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DifferentSquirrel551 Apr 25, 2026 +1
I do enjoy felating myself...
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Independent_Rip_655 Apr 24, 2026 +11
Ah great, keep pandering to the pedophile rapist. I’m sure that will work.
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chesterforbes Apr 25, 2026 +5
Gotta stop just trying to appease the US. Just cuz they’re trying to ruin everything for everyone doesn’t mean we have to let them
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TJ-LEED-AP Apr 24, 2026 +16
Pusssies
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leisurechef Apr 24, 2026 +6
Piss weak
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BrofessorFarnsworth Apr 24, 2026 +8
I'll accept this omission on the condition that they replace it with a review of the Epstein files
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pingveno Apr 25, 2026 +3
Probably not a bad idea. They can have productive conversations at COP26, where crazy grandpa isn't going to go anyway. Or, really, a lot of other places. The US will just meddle if people try to get global warming related work done at the G7 summit.
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weavebot Apr 24, 2026 +8
Didn't it used to be the G8? Edit: I'll spell it out for the Americans. Russia was ejected for their aggression in Crimea, something that should be considered going forward in light of the current mess, you know the one.
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No-Zombie6025 Apr 24, 2026 +3
In a way it kinda still is, funny how current US policies have helped Russia and Putin. It's almost like Putin has a complete and unredacted set of the Epstein files along with a lot of other substantial dirt on the man they very much wanted to get elected and actively helped to win.
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RezzleG Apr 24, 2026 +10
Russia got booted out back in 2014 mate, you're a little bit behind the times on that one!
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weavebot Apr 24, 2026 +4
Yeah I know, point is, why
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John_Mark_Corpuz_2 Apr 24, 2026 +1
From a quick search, it's Russia and they got removed from the G summit in 2014. It's very clear that the reason for that is the annexation of Crimea.
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BendicantMias Apr 24, 2026 +13
He knows that. His point is seemingly that the US hasn't been, despite having attacked several nations itself and generally causing a much bigger global mess. In his words, "The question itself was intended to illustrate a point by drawing a parallel" - so basically he's pointing out the double standards.
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RezzleG Apr 24, 2026 -5
It would take you all of 30 seconds to find out yourself, but the annexation of Crimea probably had something to do with it
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weavebot Apr 24, 2026 +11
The question itself was intended to illustrate a point by drawing a parallel
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BendicantMias Apr 24, 2026 -2
Bruh if you want to draw a parallel between the treatment of Russia versus how the US gets away with everything, be my guest. But at least have the decency to say it plainly instead of trying to be deliberately obtuse. It just makes you seem cocky.
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weavebot Apr 24, 2026 +2
I edited the comment for you
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RezzleG Apr 24, 2026 -3
Parallel to what? The US or any other G7 country for that matter haven't annexed any sovereign territory recently, to my knowledge
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weavebot Apr 24, 2026 +6
You can't infer that the current unjustified aggression is enough of a parallel?
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RezzleG Apr 24, 2026 -4
Not really. There's unjustified aggression, and then there's annexing sovereign territory. That's like comparing a shandy to an Imperial Stout
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BendicantMias Apr 24, 2026 +5
The US' aggression is also horrible. Don't try minimizing the deaths of over 4.5 MILLION people just in this century bro - [https://costsofwar.watson.brown.edu/costs/human](https://costsofwar.watson.brown.edu/costs/human)
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RezzleG Apr 24, 2026 -1
Over 90% of those deaths you linked come from retaliation following 9/11, how is that 'horrible US agression'?
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BendicantMias Apr 24, 2026 +1
Pretty sure his point is that they've attacked multiple nations, and suffered no consequences for it. Though he really should have spelled that out instead of trying to be cocky about it.
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RezzleG Apr 24, 2026
Yeah I get that, but comparing the kidnapping of the piece of shit Maduro and the attack of the #1 state sponsored terrorist country and one of the most oppressive regimes in the world is hardly the same as annexing a sovereign state just because you can.
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BendicantMias Apr 24, 2026
Your opinion of the states in question is irrelevant - the US' acts are still illegal and have caused huge global disruption. It's also not new - the US holds the record for most wars since WW2. And the death toll from its wars even just since the turn of this century is horrifying - [https://costsofwar.watson.brown.edu/costs/human](https://costsofwar.watson.brown.edu/costs/human) Don't try minimizing the deaths of over 4.5 MILLION people bro..
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RezzleG Apr 24, 2026
You're telling me the US retaliation post 9/11 was illegal?
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noir_lord Apr 24, 2026 -1
Russia got yeeted in 2014.
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BendicantMias Apr 24, 2026 +5
His point is seemingly that the US hasn't been, despite having attacked several nations itself and generally causing a much bigger global mess. In his words, "The question itself was intended to illustrate a point by drawing a parallel" - so basically he's pointing out the double standards.
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Starter-for-Ten Apr 25, 2026 +5
Cowards.  Appeasing the bully again. One man Vs the future of the planet. The G7 and France is complicit in this fuckary. 
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DaySecure7642 Apr 24, 2026 +2
We probably will get caught in AI and/or nuclear wars first before our mother earth has the chance to end us.
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isthereadrwho Apr 25, 2026 +2
I'm sorry but they're correct. They can do climate change without us, we're not really in the climate change business right now. It's a waste of time talking to us
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BendicantMias Apr 25, 2026 +2
The US was still there. The result was just that they didn't talk about climate change at all, even with each other. It was removed from the agenda.
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Falconflyer75 Apr 25, 2026 +2
Like the US wouldn’t just invent a reason to clash anyways
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tonytsunami Apr 25, 2026 +2
It's really not up to them. It's up n to us Americans
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TheHomersapien Apr 24, 2026 +3
Appeasement has worked out so well for France, historically. Great move.
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deleteduu Apr 25, 2026 +2
When master tells subordinate obey that's all. When did world grow spineless
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sparkax Apr 25, 2026 +2
Make it the G6 and it can be right back on the top!! Maybe let China, Brazil, India or South Africa in as new members to replace the US and Russia???
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reesly Apr 25, 2026 +2
Weak. As. Piss.
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MikeSteamer Apr 24, 2026 +1
Good thing we’re all on the same side!
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vRedDeathv Apr 25, 2026 +1
It's ok, after all we're not on the same boat/s
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Mistrblank Apr 25, 2026 +1
Call him on his shit and laugh at him like the child he is.
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ndnblades Apr 25, 2026 +1
Come on France!
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SaptarshiDeb7 Apr 25, 2026 +1
The Vassals states are back
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this_dudeagain Apr 25, 2026 +1
The world's reliance on oil is the real reason.
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birrakilmister Apr 25, 2026
Incel
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