Kamlager-Dove, Espaillat Hail Biden Administration’s $3 Billion Pledge to Green Climate Fund

WASHINGTON, DC — Vice President Kamala Harris recently announced during the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference that the United States would be making a renewed pledge of $3 billion to the Green Climate Fund during the fund’s ongoing “second replenishment phase.” This announcement came following a successful push from Representatives Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) and Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), who sent a congressional letter on October 4th to the Biden Administration urging the Administration to make a renewed financial pledge to the Fund during its second replenishment — to help fight climate change on a global scale. 

"I join Congressman Espaillat in commending the Biden Administration's pledge to the UN's Green Climate Fund, which was made in response to the letter we sent earlier this year," said Congresswoman Kamlager-Dove. "Climate change is a global challenge that can only be addressed with global action, and the U.S. must take a leadership role in helping vulnerable countries adapt to the impact of climate change."  

“I commend the Biden Administration for adhering to our calls to make this important renewed pledge to the Green Climate Fund,” said Congressman Espaillat. “In doing so, the administration has sent a clear message to the world that the United States remains committed to tackling climate change on a global scale. I call on our congressional colleagues to swiftly appropriate these much-needed funds during the coming fiscal year to ensure the United States can honor this important international pledge and help preserve our planet for future generations.”  

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is the world’s largest and most important financial entity for directing resources towards vulnerable nations and communities which allow them to adapt to and mitigate the adverse effects of climate change. Since its creation in 2010, the GCF has directed more than $45 billion to 228 approved projects in 129 developing countries. In doing so, the GCF has served as a climate lifeline for nations around the globe and has made critical investments in improving renewable energy generation and access, food and water security, forests and land use, and more.

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