French President Emmanuel Macron, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gathered at the G7 summit in Evian, France, on June 16, 2026, to address global challenges including clean energy transitions. The summit underscored the difficulty in matching the speed of diplomatic changes with the slower process of building clean energy supply chains.

Sarah Ladislaw, founding director of the New Energy Industrial Strategy (NEIS) Center and former senior adviser on energy and climate change at the U.S. National Security Council, supports efforts to develop advanced energy systems amid these challenges.

The discussions reflect ongoing concerns about how international diplomacy and policy shifts can keep pace with the infrastructure and industrial developments needed for a sustainable energy future.

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