To authorize appropriations for climate financing, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill authorizes $8 billion in total federal spending ($4 billion per year for fiscal years 2026 and 2027) for U.S. contributions to the Green Climate Fund, an international fund that helps developing countries address climate change. The bill establishes that providing climate financing is official U.S. policy and emphasizes principles of environmental justice, indigenous rights, and gender equality.
Who Benefits and How
Developing countries are the primary beneficiaries, as they would receive funding for climate mitigation and adaptation projects through the Green Climate Fund. Vulnerable communities globally - including indigenous peoples, women, children, and people with disabilities - benefit from the bill's requirements that funded projects include environmental and social safeguards. International climate organizations and the Green Climate Fund itself benefit from increased U.S. engagement and funding.
Who Bears the Burden and How
U.S. taxpayers bear the cost of the $8 billion in authorized appropriations. The federal government takes on new spending obligations at a time when the bill itself acknowledges this amount falls short of actual climate financing needs.
Key Provisions
- Authorizes $4 billion per year for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for U.S. contributions to the Green Climate Fund
- Establishes that climate financing should uphold environmental and climate justice principles
- Requires funded projects to be designed with free, prior, and informed consent of indigenous peoples
- Acknowledges the U.S. has contributed only $2 billion to date, short of its 2014 pledge of $3 billion
- Notes that the Green Climate Fund supports nearly 200 projects in 127 developing countries
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill aims to authorize appropriations for climate financing, specifically targeting the Green Climate Fund, as part of a global effort to combat climate change while upholding environmental and climate justice principles.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Environment
Primary Purpose
The bill aims to authorize appropriations for climate financing, specifically targeting the Green Climate Fund, as part of a global effort to combat climate change while upholding environmental and climate justice principles.
Policy Domains
Legislative Progress
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Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
The annex to Decision 1/CP.21 adopted by the 21st Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Paris, France, on December 12, 2015.
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