The Biden administration said in April it intends to provide $1 billion to the Green Climate Fund to assist populations in developing countries and small island states threatened by climate change.
The fiscal 2024 spending bill also includes provisions that target programs Kerry and Biden have championed since the U.S. The State Department said funding for Kerry’s office was $16.7 million annually for both fiscal 20. to climate agreements with limited accountability. Comer of Kentucky, have expressed concern about Kerry’s position, saying he has been given the opportunity to bind the U.S.
Republicans, particularly House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James R. He is one of 33 special envoys or representatives the State-Foreign Operations bill would eliminate. His office was established by Biden on Jan. Kerry, a former Massachusetts senator, Democratic nominee for president and secretary of State, serves as special presidential envoy for climate issues and represents the U.S. “Over the last several years, we have witnessed a boondoggle of climate change spending, and our bill provides a much needed course correction in several key areas,” said Subcommittee Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla. The House State-Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee advanced its fiscal 2024 spending bill on June 23, including a prohibition on funding for envoys not authorized by Congress or confirmed by the Senate. WASHINGTON – House Republican appropriators want to eliminate funding for John Kerry’s position as President Joe Biden’s special envoy and for other international climate efforts.
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