United States Remains Only Member Of G20 Countries To Not Reaffirm Commitment To Fighting Climate Change At 2018 Summit

While “the other members of the [G20] group reaffirmed their commitment to implement the Paris deal and tackle climate change” the United States and President Trump “remained the sole holdout” and reaffirmed the decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accords at a meeting of the G20 countries in Argentina in the fall of 2018.

“The Group of Twenty (G20) is a leading forum of the world’s major economies that seeks to develop global policies to address today’s most pressing challenges. The G20 is made up of 19 countries and the European Union. The 19 countries are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States.”

 

 

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