© Reuters. Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks throughout a “Commit to Caucus” occasion for his supporters in Coralville, Iowa, U.S., December 13, 2023. REUTERS/Vincent Alban
By Nathan Layne
CORALVILLE, Iowa (Reuters) – Donald Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, mentioned on Wednesday that if elected he would renege on a $3 billion U.S. pledge to a worldwide fund meant to assist growing international locations reduce emissions and adapt to local weather change.
The pledge was introduced by Vice President Kamala Harris this month in Dubai on the U.N. COP28 local weather summit, though it’s topic to the politically divided U.S. Congress, which should authorize the discharge of funds.
Trump, who has made attacking the administration of President Joe Biden’s investments in renewable vitality a core a part of his marketing campaign message, mentioned he was against what he known as “climate reparations” to different international locations.
A marketing campaign aide confirmed that Trump was referring to the $3 billion U.S. pledge to the Inexperienced Local weather Fund.
“When I am back in office all climate reparation payments will be canceled immediately,” Trump mentioned at a marketing campaign occasion in Coralville, Iowa, including he would search to “claw back” any funds made by the Biden administration.
Trump leads his rivals for the Republican nomination by almost 50 share factors in nationwide opinion polls, that means he’s prone to face Biden, the presumptive Democratic Get together nominee, within the November 2024 election.
