During the summit, environment ministers of Germany, Canada, France, the U.K., Japan and Italy endorsed the Paris deal as "irreversible" to combat climate change.
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Mr Galletti later said differences between the U.S. and other leading economies over climate change remain wide and look to stay that way.
The new Environment Secretary has said Donald Trump was "wrong" to withdraw from the Paris climate accord.
"I believe engaging in global discussion is of the utmost importance to the United States when it comes to environmental issues", he said in the statement. But other world leaders say that would be impossible.
The other G-7 nations, meanwhile, doubled down on their support for the accord.
President Donald Trump announced the USA was withdrawing from the Paris accord earlier this month, framing it as a "reassertion of America's sovereignty".
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Scientists have known since the 19th century that burning coal, oil and gas spews carbon dioxide into the air, which then acts like a blanket to trap heat on Earth.
In fact, the day after the president's announcement, a total of 1,219 governors, mayors, businesses, investors, and colleges and universities signed on to what is in fact an "America First" climate pledge to see that the USA "remains a global leader in reducing carbon emissions".
He has said the United States could try to re-enter the deal under more favourable terms, but Italy, France and Germany have said the Paris accord cannot be re-negotiated.
With Germany's environment minister, Barbara Hendricks, also departing early and France's Nicolas Hulot not arriving until Monday because of legislative elections, there appeared little prospect of substantial bridge building on an issue which has caused significant tensions between Donald Trump's administration and key U.S. allies.
"He also mentioned he wants to engage with the (UN's) Climate Change secretariat", she said.
Scientists assisting the Bonn-based United Nations climate agency have long warned that failure to restrain climate change will have devastating consequences.
The U.S. did, however, promise to continue efforts to reduce pollution and promote energy efficiency, and Mr. Pruitt rejected the idea that the Paris pact is the only way forward.
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