G7 Ministers Sidestep Climate, Push Nature Protection

0:00G7 Environment Ministers wrapped up a key meeting in Paris with solid progress on protecting nature, but they smartly kept climate change off the official agenda to keep the United States in the mix. France hosted the talks and defended the move, saying it preserved unity among the group of seven nations so they could push forward on other fronts. Behind closed doors over two days, Ministers still dove in the climate chats informally with Canada's Environment Minister Julie Daberson stressing how, nature protection directly fights global warming and vice versa. Activists slammed the sideline tactic, but French officials argued tackling climate head-on would have blown up the whole G7 vibe, especially with President Trump's skepticism and the US pull-out from the Paris agreement. In the end, they locked in concrete steps for biodiversity and ramped up funding, proving you can advance nature goals even when the big climate. Elephant stays in the room. That wraps Canada News Today, brought to you with AI.