Top environment officials from the Group of Seven wealthy democracies met Sunday in Italy amid ongoing differences between the US and other members of the club over how to deal with climate change.
The other six countries in the G-7 all agreed at last month's political summit of national leaders in Sicily to work toward making the Paris climate accord effective.
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt talks with German Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks during a summit of Environment ministers from the G7 group of industrialised nations in Bologna, Italy June 11, 2017.
Earlier, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna told reporters that Canada would be "strong on climate action at the G20".
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Expectations for the G-7 talks were already low, given Mr Trump's decision on June 1 to withdraw from the Paris agreement that was signed in 2015 by nearly 200 nations. "Everyone expressed their deep disappointment with the US decision", she said. The statement says that the Paris agreement remains as the global mechanism to effectively and urgently handle climate change and for the adaptation to its effects, while reiterating that it is irreversible and its comprehensive management is crucial for the security and prosperity of the world, societies and economies.
At the G7 ministerial talks in Bologna, Trump's main envoy, Environmental Protection Agency director Scott Pruitt, left the talks to return to Washington only a few hours after his arrival.
Under the pact, the United States - the world's second biggest carbon emitter behind China - had committed to reduce its emissions by 26-28 percent from 2005 levels by 2025.
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