In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Mr. Trump’s actions “will not deter all of us who feel obliged to protect this earth.” Koichi Yamamoto, the Japanese environment minister, told reporters
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In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Mr. Trump’s actions “will not deter all of us who feel obliged to protect this earth.” Koichi Yamamoto, the Japanese environment minister, told reporters
that Mr. Trump had “turned his back on the wisdom of human beings.” Donald Tusk, the president of the European Council, said the fight against climate change “will continue with or without the United States.”
Turning that message quickly into action, European Union leaders on Friday concluded a two-day summit meeting in Brussels with Prime Minister Li Keqiang of China — a not-so-veiled diplomatic threat to Mr. Trump
that Europe will find a partner to fight climate change, one way or another.
In tones similar to those of Mr. Macron, who on Thursday invited American scientists to continue their environmental work in his country, Ms. Merkel said, “We will gather all our strength — in Germany, in Europe
and in the world — to meet the great challenges of humanity, like climate change, and to successfully master these challenges.”
With sweeping language the chancellor has rarely used in the past, she added, “For all for whom the future of this planet
is important, I say: Let us continue along this path together, so that we are successful for our Mother Earth.”
Ms. Merkel, invoking her background as a scientist
and a veteran of more than 20 years of international efforts to protect the planet, said it was especially important to help developing nations meet the challenges of global warming.
Leaders Lament U. S. Withdrawal, but Say It Won’t Stop Climate Efforts -
By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and ALISON SMALEJUNE 2, 2017
WASHINGTON — World leaders vowed Friday to confront climate change in a new international coalition
that no longer includes the United States government, moving quickly to reshape global environmental alliances after President Trump’s decision to abandon the Paris climate accord.
that Mr. Trump had “turned his back on the wisdom of human beings.” Donald Tusk, the president of the European Council, said the fight against climate change “will continue with or without the United States.”
Turning that message quickly into action, European Union leaders on Friday concluded a two-day summit meeting in Brussels with Prime Minister Li Keqiang of China — a not-so-veiled diplomatic threat to Mr. Trump
that Europe will find a partner to fight climate change, one way or another.
In tones similar to those of Mr. Macron, who on Thursday invited American scientists to continue their environmental work in his country, Ms. Merkel said, “We will gather all our strength — in Germany, in Europe
and in the world — to meet the great challenges of humanity, like climate change, and to successfully master these challenges.”
With sweeping language the chancellor has rarely used in the past, she added, “For all for whom the future of this planet
is important, I say: Let us continue along this path together, so that we are successful for our Mother Earth.”
Ms. Merkel, invoking her background as a scientist
and a veteran of more than 20 years of international efforts to protect the planet, said it was especially important to help developing nations meet the challenges of global warming.
Leaders Lament U. S. Withdrawal, but Say It Won’t Stop Climate Efforts -
By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and ALISON SMALEJUNE 2, 2017
WASHINGTON — World leaders vowed Friday to confront climate change in a new international coalition
that no longer includes the United States government, moving quickly to reshape global environmental alliances after President Trump’s decision to abandon the Paris climate accord.