U.S. announces contribution to Green Climate Fund

U.S. announces contribution to Green Climate Fund
U.S. announces contribution to Green Climate Fund

U.S. announces contribution to Green Climate Fund

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The agreement signed last week between the U.S. and China demonstrated the two biggest emitters were serious about cutting carbon before the big UN Climate Conference in Peru next month. This week the U.S. showed it was serious about helping developing countries with a three billion dollar contribution to the Green Climate Fund. We’ll talk about the effort to get developing countries to cut carbon and use more clean energy with Elizabeth Douglas of Inside Climate News. (photo: People wearing masks to protect themselves from pollutants walk on a pedestrian overhead bridge as city skylines are shrouded with haze in Beijing Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Andy Wong))