The ministers conducted deliberations during a two-day meeting in the eastern German city of Potsdam. Also in attendance were ministers from Brazil, China, India, Mexico and Southย Africa.
Germanyโs environment minister said 150 species were lost to extinction every day, and that loss of plant and animal species was an economic disaster fuelling poverty in manyย areas.
The Stern report estimated that climate change could cost between 5% and 20% of annual gross domesticย product.
New data show American capital now controls most of Canadaโs oil and gas sector while jobs vanish, royalties lag, and billions flow south.
Salmon wagons and boat trips for schoolkids distract from environmental damage, say campaigners.
Emails obtained by DeSmog show county officials continually met privately with Project Sail lobbyists, something denied to local residents opposing the $17 billion data center.
As Trump pushes to slash the EPAโs budget to its lowest level in four decades, 15 years of state-level cuts have already hollowed out environmental enforcement across the country.
