As diplomats report, US President Trump is the only participant in the G7 summit to reject a commitment to the climate agreement. He wants to decide next week whether the US remains in the climate protection agreement.
Thus Trump isolates itself in climate politics within the circle of industrializations. At the end of the summit there will also be black and white. According to the diplomats, the final declaration is to clearly state the dissent between Trump on the one hand and Germany, Japan, Canada, France, Great Britain and Italy on the other hand. For a G7 this is very unusual in the opinion of participants.
The US government is continuing to examine its attitude to the climate treaty of Paris, the diplomats said. "The other six G7 countries will reaffirm their position." The US position is "noted", it is said.
Merkel uncompromisingly
Chancellor Angela Merkel does not want to compromise climate protection. The discussions with the USA at the G7 summit were "very difficult, not to say very unsatisfactory," Merkel said at the conclusion of the second-day meeting.
This would include six states and the European Union against the US, which are considering a phasing-out of the agreement which would lead to a reduction in greenhouse gases. "There are no signs at all so far as to whether the United States of America will remain in the Paris agreement or not." However, the other six states and the EU have made it very clear that they continue to commit themselves to the objectives. Since no progress had been made with the United States, the important international agreement of Paris could not be supported here at the moment.
Trump critics among themselves: Emmanuel Macron (left) in conversation with Chancellor Angela Merkel and the IMF CEO Christine Lagarde (right)
The climate agreement was agreed at the end of 2015 at a UN conference in Paris and is considered a milestone in the fight against climate change. It is intended to limit global warming to a manageable level of well below two degrees compared to the pre-industrial age.
Trump is calling into question the Paris climate deal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as it fears disadvantages for the US economy. The US president did not want to determine whether he would make his election campaign threat out of the Paris climate deal.
Criticism of environmental associations
On the part of the environmental associations, the attitude of Trumps is criticized. On the other hand, there is praise for the representatives of other industries. "The US President has fired his way into climate protection," said Sweelin Heuss of Greenpeace.
Christoph Wals of Germanwatch said: "US President Donald Trump has met with six leaders who have all affirmed their commitment to the implementation of the Paris Climate Change Agreement." It was an important signal from Taormina that six of the seven states wanted to implement their commitments - with or without Trump. Germanwatch would, however, have wanted a clearer statement on the financing of climate protection and adaptation in the developing countries with an annual $ 100 billion. The Hamburg G20 summit in July was even more important for international climate policy in Italy, according to Bals.
Green party chairman Cem Özdemir sees a disaster on the horizon because of the US attitude: "The remaining industrialized countries have to exert even more pressure and ambitious plans before the G20 summit in Hamburg." If America is wobbling, we have to stand " he.
The summit was accompanied by Trump's typical performances. Thus, in the group photo, he pushed the audience apart in order to place himself in the middle or he heard loudly in the speech of the Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni and left the headphones for the translation untouched. The ARD reporter Jan-Christoph Kitzler described the situation at the summit as follows: "Trump buckles around like a little boy."
Joint struggle against protectionism
The trade dispute within the G7 has, however, been defused and a serious disagreement with the US has been averted. The heads of state and government surprisingly struggled to formulate a fight against protectionism.This had been a question at the end of the current blockade by US President Donald Trump. After a keen debate, the G7 also admitted to open markets and turned against unfair trading practices. At the same time, the importance of international trade rules was emphasized.
Contrary to the original fears of a further blockade, the G7, according to the delegations, also agree on a passage on refugees. Italy, however, had failed to address the issue of Mediterranean importance for its own summit in the run-up to the summit.
Under the impression of the suicide bombing of Manchester, the G7, in a joint statement on the fight against terrorism, had called on Internet companies to work harder against extremist content on the web.
Possible tightening Russia sanctions
Concerning the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the leading industrialized countries agreed on a tough attitude towards Moscow. Thus, Russia was threatened with further sanctions. In the final declaration of the G7 summit, the implementation of the Minsk Peace Agreement for the Eastern Ukraine will continue. "Sanctions can be withdrawn if Russia fulfills its obligations," it says. "We are also prepared to take further restrictive measures to increase costs for Russia, if its action so requires."
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