G7 removes ‘climate change’ from environment talks
The World
PRX
4.6 • 943 Ratings
🗓️ 24 April 2026
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
A G7 meeting on the environment kicked off in Paris yesterday, but in an effort to avoid a dispute with the Trump administration, two words were barred from the agenda: "climate" and "change." Also, the conflict in northern Cameroon is impacting education, especially for girls. And, smaller, more agile security tech start-ups are playing an increasingly significant role in European military readiness, especially in places like Ukraine. Plus, the Swiss super group Viragezero in Geneva gets ready to hit the road and play summer music festivals across Europe.
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| 0:00.0 | If you're an Environment Minister meeting this week in France, whatever you do, don't say the two C words. |
| 0:10.9 | But in Colombia, talking climate change is the whole point. |
| 0:15.3 | We are facing a new order, a global new order, so we need to be ready. |
| 0:19.6 | I'm Carolyn Beeler. |
| 0:20.6 | We will have more on the continuing tussle over climate change. |
| 0:24.3 | Plus, Cameroon's separatist violence has been especially traumatic for girls. |
| 0:29.6 | I saw girls who have forgotten how to play. |
| 0:32.1 | Girls who jump at the sound of a door slamming because it sounds like a gunshot. |
| 0:36.3 | Also, Estonians are looking at the world right now |
| 0:38.6 | and realizing that their future safety depends on drones. |
| 0:42.0 | We drive those drones to the front lines |
| 0:44.1 | and we spend time with the soldiers |
| 0:46.3 | because we need to understand what problems they have, |
| 0:48.8 | how we can help them fix those. |
| 0:51.0 | Plus, new music from Brazil. |
| 0:52.9 | All ahead on the world. |
| 0:59.2 | This is the world. |
| 1:00.7 | I'm Carolyn Beeler. |
| 1:01.8 | Appreciate you joining us on this Friday. |
| 1:04.6 | So seven environment ministers walk into a room. |
| 1:07.7 | Stay with me here. |
| 1:08.8 | Six believe climate change is real. |
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