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Trump Wants to Steer UN Climate Cash to Building Coal Plants

  • U.S. retains seat on UN-backed fund helping developing nations
  • Red wine aided international negotiations over U.S. position
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The U.S. will seek to use a United Nations fund designed to aid nations hard hit by climate change to promote the construction of coal-fired power plants around the world.

The U.S. already donated $1 billion to the so-called Green Climate Fund, and it can now use its seat on that board to advance American-energy interests globally, a White House official said.