G20 leaders have agreed to fight protectionism but do not have unanimous agreement on action to fight climate change because of U.S. President Donald Trump.
France wants to keep fossil fuels in the ground and ban the sale of conventional cars as part of its efforts to fight climate change and reduce the gap between rich and the poor.
Two Canadian provinces have already reduced their greenhouse gas emissions by 30 per cent below 2005 levels, hitting a national target 13 years earlier than what was required.
According to the prime minister, he had simply “impressed upon” German Chancellor Angela Merkel how important it was that they “stood together” with the U.S. and other G20 members.
Der Spiegel stands by report suggesting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appeased U.S. President Donald Trump regarding removal of mention of the Paris climate agreement from declaration.
Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre told a world congress of mayors that U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement is "nonsense."
The German magazine Der Spiegel has reported that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office "requested that we publish a response" to an earlier story about Trudeau appeasing U.S. President Donald Trump.
"Trudeau had apparently changed his approach to Trump and seemed concerned about further provoking his powerful neighbour to the south," Germany's Der Spiegel reported.
Canadians need to spend billions on "hard power" military capability because they can't rely on the U.S. or others for protection, says Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland.
With President Donald Trump pulling the U.S. out of the Paris climate accord, China and California signed an agreement on Tues. June 6, 2017, to work together on reducing emissions.
French President Emmanuel Macron and the prime minister of India put forth a common front on the need to fight climate change on Saturday, June 3, 2017.