UNB, Paris :
France’s finance minister says pledges to replenish an international fund meant to help poor nations tackle climate change will reach nearly 10 billion euros ($11 billion).
Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, speaking at a conference in Paris set to replenish the Green Climate Fund, said “it’s a great success.”
He added “this is a European success,” noting that almost half of the amount is provided by France, Germany and Britain alone.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withhold $2 billion of the $3 billion pledged by his predecessor, Barack Obama, has contributed to a shortfall at the fund that other countries have struggled to fill.
France’s finance minister says pledges to replenish an international fund meant to help poor nations tackle climate change will reach nearly 10 billion euros ($11 billion).
Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, speaking at a conference in Paris set to replenish the Green Climate Fund, said “it’s a great success.”
He added “this is a European success,” noting that almost half of the amount is provided by France, Germany and Britain alone.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withhold $2 billion of the $3 billion pledged by his predecessor, Barack Obama, has contributed to a shortfall at the fund that other countries have struggled to fill.
