Environmentalists say Biden's climate finance plan leaves the door open for fossil fuels
Posted on AllSides April 30th, 2021
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President Joe Biden isn’t pledging nearly as much money to help developing countries grapple with climate change as he is promising to boost domestic efforts to curb emissions.
The gulf between Biden’s domestic commitments and his promises abroad has many environmentalists saying the White House’s first international climate finance plan, unveiled on April 22 during Biden’s climate summit, is underwhelming.
In the plan, Biden commits to double U.S. climate finance to developing countries by 2024 and to triple funding to help poorer nations adapt to climate damages, compared with funding...
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