Tillerson Signals Review of Funding Pledged by Obama for UN Climate Fund

patrick.goodenough | January 17, 2017
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Asked during his Jan. 11 confirmation hearing whether he would stop funding for the U.N. Green Climate Fund, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of state did not commit directly to a funding halt, but to a review. President Obama pledged $3 billion to the GCF over four years, and $1 billion has been transferred to date.