Macron omits 'climate change' from G7 documents to appease Trump

Évian, France – The picturesque town of Évian-les-Bains on the shores of Lake Geneva is under heavy security for the upcoming G7 summit, with 16,000 police officers present. Access to the town is strictly controlled, creating an atmosphere devoid of tourists, replaced by diplomats and journalists.

Amidst this heightened security, a striking detail emerges from the summit's preparatory documents: the term "climate change" is conspicuously absent. This omission is particularly notable given the context of record-breaking heatwaves experienced in France in late May and the ongoing threat of extreme weather events, as warned by the EU's climate monitoring service, Copernicus.

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If we start talking about climate, then G7 is over.

Christophe Cassou, a research leader at France's national scientific research center, CNRS, noted that the early May heatwave, with temperatures exceeding 30 degrees Celsius, would have been a "one in a thousand" chance without human-induced climate change. However, French officials, including Environment Minister Monique Barbut, have indicated that discussions on climate change would derail the G7 meeting.

President Macron reportedly aims for a conciliatory tone at the summit, especially with Donald Trump, who has previously dismissed climate change as a "hoax." Instead of addressing the climate crisis, the G7 leaders are slated to discuss securing oil and gas supplies. These are the very fuels, along with coal, that significantly contribute to climate change. The urgency of energy supply is underscored by the ongoing conflict impacting the Strait of Hormuz, a critical route for global oil and gas transit, which has led to rising prices and inflation, prompting the European Central Bank to raise interest rates.

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A hoax