Green Climate Fund
The omnibus appropriations bill recently signed by President Trump failed to contain any money for the Green Climate Fund (GFC), a United Nations organization that helps developing nations adapt and mitigate against the harmful effects of climate change. The President had proposed eliminating contributions to the fund in his Fiscal Year 2018 budget outline. Shortly before leaving office, President Obama transferred $500 million to the GFC. A spokesman for the Administration stated: The Green Climate Fund is a critical tool that helps catalyze billions of dollars in public and private investment, in countries dealing not only with the challenges of…
