President tells UN general assembly that US will become the world’s leading provider of climate finance
Joe Biden has vowed to double the financial aid given to developing countries vulnerable to the worsening climate crisis as he warned the UN that the world is “fast approaching the point of no return” from global heating.
The US president told the UN general assembly on Tuesday that the US will become the world’s leading provider of climate finance to “help developing nations tackle the climate crisis”, with his announcement bringing the promised amount to more than $11bn.