Cindy Carr, cindy.carr@sierraclub.org
QUEBEC, CANADA -- Today, the annual G-7 summit concluded with a G-6 communiqué that excludes the U.S. after Trump decided to remove the U.S. at the last minute. Earlier in the day, Trump notably excluded the U.S. from the G-6 commitment to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. Donald Trump continues to isolate the U.S. on a number of issues, including trade and the need to address the climate crisis.
A recent report found that Donald Trump was the only head of state attending the summit who refuses to accept climate science. As if to reinforce this point, Trump left the summit hours early, after showing up late to the women’s empowerment breakfast, and completely missed the scheduled working sessions on climate change and clean energy, gender equality and women’s empowerment, and cleaning up the world’s oceans.
In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement:
"Donald Trump has difficulty managing the most basic relationships with our closest allies, and his policies continue to conflict with those of the rest of the world. Trump’s incoherent trade agenda and lack of diplomacy mirrors the disarray of his administration. The American people have demanded meaningful climate action and trade agreements that put people and the planet first, but Trump’s agenda has continued to be a mix of xenophobic insults to our neighbors and giveaways to corporate polluters.”
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