US Makes $500 Million Payment to UN Green Climate Fund

The United States made a $500 million payment Tuesday to the U.N. Green Climate Fund, three days before handing over power to a new president who has called global warming a "hoax." President Barack Obama made a $3 billion pledge to the fund in 2014. Tuesday's $500 million was the second payment in fulfilling that pledge. "The GCF supports developing nations in their efforts ... to become more resilient to climate change, ... reducing the global and national security...

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