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In Europe, World Leaders Try To Change Trump's Mind On Climate Change

It was eight against one, at a table in Italy on Friday: Six heads of state and two EU representatives, arguing with the U.S. president about the urgency of committing to the Paris climate accord.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, U.S. President Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May hold discussions during the G-7 summit in Taormina, Italy, on Friday. / Handout / Getty Images

It was eight against one, according to German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

On the one side, leaders of Canada, Japan, France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom, plus two EU representatives. On the other side, President Trump.

And up for debate, the peril of climate change and the urgency of the U.S. commitment to the Paris

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