If Trump is elected president… The United States will withdraw from a pledge of $3 billion to the Green Climate Fund
Donald Trump, the favorite to win the Republican nomination for the upcoming US presidential elections, said that if elected, he would withdraw from a US pledge of $3 billion to a global fund aimed at helping developing countries reduce emissions and adapt to climate change.
Vice President Kamala Harris announced the pledge this month in Dubai during the United Nations climate change conference (COP28), but it depends on the approval of a politically divided Congress, which must approve the disbursement of the funds.
Trump, who has made attacking President Joe Biden’s administration’s investments in renewable energy a key part of his campaign message, said he opposes what he called climate offsets to other countries.
A Trump campaign aide confirmed that the former president meant the United States’ pledge of $3 billion to the Green Climate Fund.
“When I return to office, all climate reparation payments will be canceled immediately,” Trump said during a campaign event in Coralville, Iowa, on Wednesday, adding that he would even seek to claw back any payments made by the Biden administration.
Trump is ahead of his rivals to win the Republican nomination, which means that Biden is likely to face the presumptive Democratic Party nominee in the November 2024 elections.
