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Climate change adaptation has played a big role at the G7 environment ministers鈥� meeting, said German environment minister Svenja Schulze in a telephone press briefing after the first day of the meeting in Halifax, Canada. 鈥淚t is important to discuss this question against the backdrop of the dry summer, tropical storms and the concern especially in the developing countries,鈥� she said. At the meeting, six of the seven countries reaffirmed their commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement. While the US delegation made clear their standpoint regarding climate protection, there was no feeling of a 鈥渂lockade鈥�, said Schulze. 鈥淥verall, we had a very positive meeting. Ahead of [COP24 at] Katowice, it is important to keep discussions going with as many actors as possible.鈥� The G7 was formed to debate the most important economic topics, said Schulze, and 鈥渆nvironmental policy is now a fully established issue here鈥�. At the meeting, guests like companies Unilever and BASF presented best practices on topics such as circular economy, said Schulze. 鈥淭he companies put pressure on the political sphere to become more ambitious.鈥� 

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