Economics
World’s $100 Billion Climate Pledges May Survive Trump Era
- Countries seek to fill void if U.S withdraws from climate pact
- U.S commitment less significant than some have suggested
Trump's Mysterious Feelings on Global Warming
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Industrial nations are looking at how to deliver on a pledge to provide $100 billion a year in climate-related aid even if U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump follows through on his pledge to stop supporting the fight against global warming.
Politicians, investors and observers from almost 200 countries gathering in Marrakech, Morocco, on Wednesday will discuss ways to raise money for projects that limit pollution and keep the international fight against climate change on track. Trump has said he will pull out of the Paris agreement that the U.S. endorsed last year under a United Nations process.