“Climate Planet,” an art exhibit and film venue in the shape of a giant globe, overlooks the conference on climate change in Bonn, Germany. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Fiji's prime minister called for a sense of urgency in the fight against global warming Monday, telling negotiators at climate change talks in Bonn, Germany, that "we must not fail our people."

The talks are the first major global climate conference since President Trump announced that the United States will pull out of the 2015 Paris accord unless he can get a better deal.

Negotiators will focus on working out details of the Paris accord, which aims to limit global warming to 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit above the planet's temperature in "preindustrial times" (generally 1850-1900).

"The need for urgency is obvious," said Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe "Frank" Bainimarama, the meeting's chairman. "Our world is in distress from the extreme weather events caused by climate change."

Diplomat Trigg Talley said that the U.S. position hasn't changed since Trump's announcement but that the nation will "continue to participate in international climate change negotiations."

Diplomats from 195 nations, as well as scientists, lobbyists and environmentalists, are attending the talks.

— Associated Press

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