Climate Politics

Top Climate Fund Asks Others to Step Up as US Pulls Billions

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A green fund backed by the United Nations is urging countries including India and China to step up after US President Donald Trump pulled $4 billion that it had pledged to the world’s biggest climate asset manager.

Trump has upended humanitarian aid, development and climate-finance sectors by halting funding. The US leader has also exited the Paris Agreement climate treaty and the World Health Organization.