French president reduced to begging Chinese for cooperation on Paris climate treaty Easy to believe that Philippe Verdier was fired by the desperate French government. Read the full story at NBCBayArea.com. Share this: Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook More Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit