The president, during a virtual meeting with the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate, also pledged $1 billion to the Green Climate Fund.
President Joe Biden announced plans to boost U.S. funding to help developing countries combat climate change and slash deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest during a meeting with world leaders on Thursday.
U.S. President Joe Biden participates in a virtual meeting of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus April 20, 2023 in Washington, DC. Countries that make up the MEF are responsible for roughly 80 percent of both global gross domestic product and greenhouse gas emissions.announced plans to boost U.S.
The Biden administration is aiming to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 and has urged developed countries to provide international climate assistance to poorer nations. The countries convening at the forum account for roughly 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions and global gross domestic product, the White House said.
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