Yesterday Saturday the 8th, the G20 certified that The United States abandons the Paris Agreement. Finally, its president, Donald Trump, has decided to reverse the agreement to reduce CO2 emissions and fight climate change. Its isolationist policy has defined it that way. A protectionism where Trump has kept his word. The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel said, "Where there is no consensus, dissent must be expressed." Thus, the twelfth day of the G20 closed yesterday after the financial crisis, with these two marked news.
Angela Merkel was very clear "I don't know about camouflaging where there is no consensus, it is about saying it clearly." The chancellor also took the opportunity to make her fight against protectionism clear. Clearly, the summit has paid off the back of the US in its commitment to carry out policies that favor a cleaner world. According to Donald Trump, the main reason is the damage it does to the economy of his country.
How will the new agreements reached by the G20 affect?
Despite the disagreement of 1 of the members, the other 19 continue with the commitments they had agreed upon, underlining the "irreversible" nature of the agreements. It is worth mentioning that the meeting that took place in the German city of Hamburg, was lived with enough tension.
China for its part is committed to fulfilling each of the points of the program. Despite being the last power to join the Paris Agreement, it was in favor, along with the other 18, of continuing with policies against climate change and a more international and free trade.
It must be added that the G20 had to lower its liberal agenda to avoid a break with the United States. In a way, a more protectionist policy, added to public protests, forced it to even be admitted, "that the benefits of international trade have not been reflected in all areas."
The important thing at this point is that the Paris Agreement will continue to resist, 19 out of 20 commit to reducing carbon dioxide gases. Finally Donald Trump, has not managed to crack the agreement on the part of the others.