https://www.politico.eu/article/france-drops-climate-from-g7-environment-talks-appease-trump-administration-us/ BY AUDE LE GENTIL, NICOLAS CAMUT AND ZIA WEISE Excerpt: PARIS — France removed climate change from the agenda of this week’s G7 talks to prevent a rift with the United States, according to a French government official. Environment ministers from the G7 nations are meeting in Paris Thursday and Friday to discuss issues ranging from biodiversity to water resources.