France takes climate off the agenda at G7 environment talks to avoid US clash

Probably because billionaires have pushed so many of us to the edge that we're just trying to keep a roof over our heads. I'm not saying it's okay to ignore the climate crisis, just a theory on what has changed in recent years for many people. Priorities shift when you are afraid of being homeless or food insecure. I don't think billionaires will be happy until we're all essentially enslaved, and they can rule over the dystopian ashes that remain. I hope something will jolt people awake before it's too late to stop it.

Europe is engaged in a war, US is engaged in idiocy and China is killing it solo.

...and I'm sure that's in no way influenced by the increasing number of people in power claiming the environment isn't a concern (for their own agendas), despite scientists saying it very much is.

Yeah, but the backseat is on fire!

We don't want to upset senile orange pedo, so lets just drown quietly.

A lot of other issues have come to the front, in large part driven by cost of living concerns in many developed nations. The legitimacy of those issues is another matter in itself, the issue tends to be deeper than what's often being targeted and more nuanced than one single (this isn't the thread for that discussion, so I'll leave it at that) End result is people are personally more bothered about other issues, likewise, cost of living means they're less likely to pay more upfront for the greener option. Likewise, it's sort of moot for the general consumer to really go all in on climate issues. The polluters are companies, consumers are effectively just dealing with what gets thrown at them. To put it bluntly, most people simply don't give a f***, they often don't have the luxury to care about it. Most of us are opting for things we perceive to be offering us the best value \[for what we can afford\]. There's then also the matter of whether the 'green' option is even suitable for people. Of course, the best example of that being BEVs. For some people, they're just not in a position to effectively make use of the technology or even see a benifit from it (I.E High public charging costs for those unable to charge at home) There's also circulating opinions that I'd probably sum up as 'individual contributions are like pissing in the ocean compared to what X is spewing out'. X usually being a certain industry, country, event, etc. When so many people are focused on just getting by, or dare I say just trying to survive, those people aren't going to give a shit about what we think will happen to the Earth in 10, 20 or 30 years time. They're focusing on getting through today, tomorrow, this week, this month, rinse and repeat with every pay slip. They have to get through today before they can make it to that 10 year mark.

It’s because there’s nothing we can do about it. It’s too late. We went past the point of no return that they were warning us about (2.5 degrees). 

In this case European countries are acting like bad parents who let a toddler run their household. 

There is no diplomacy with Trump, just childish tantrums and lies. Can't blame Macron for that one; next time US should not elect someone entirely incapable of leading and rational thought.

Oh i had no idea . The planets on fire?!

>“You’ve got to remember that these are just simple farmers,” he tells Bart. “These are people of the land. The common clay of the new West. You know … morons!”

Of course they do, deals are a two way street. 

Don't wanna be an American idiot One nation controlled by the media Information age of hysteria It's calling out to idiot America

You can also thank European countries who are complicit. They make decisions that benefit their politicians one way or another. You think lobbying, bribes and blackmail only happen in USA? 

sincerely, Our bad

Climate never was a subject taken seriously in France politics. It gives them another excuse to not do anything.

Luckily, and by their own fault, that power is waning a lot right now. 

Yeah, about that economic power...

The rest of the world doesn't need US permission to transition their energy industries. Why do you feel the need to discuss it with the US at all?

The US needs a policy where they don’t let their citizens leave and they don’t let anyone in. Contain that mess. 

Photo Op

That’s because the Americans are trying to destroy Cuba by blocking oil. 

What part of climate change is a grift? Like seriously it's getting hotter, weather is getting weirder/erratic.... We have done this to ourselves by doing dumb stuff. Sure, some solutions are cuckoo but you have got to be an idiot to deny that climate is not changing.

There are many ways to kill a rat You can do it directly or indirectly., both achieving the same goal. My guess France decided to do it indirectly.