U.S. Pledges More Money for Poorer Nations to Cut Emissions (1)

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U.S. climate envoy John Kerry pledged that Washington would give more money to help developing nations tackle climate change, as he toured the Arab Gulf and pushed major oil and gasproducers to adopt cleaner energy policies.“We’ve got to clearly close the gap on finance,” Kerry said Tuesday during an interview in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh. “That’s absolutely imperative.”Kerry’s comments come after President Joe Biden in April vowed to spend $5.7 billion annually on climate finance for less wealthy nations. He has also asked Congress to deliver $1.2billion more to the United Nations Green Climate Fund. While that’s a significant increase over previous American pledges, it falls far short of what climate activists say is necessary andwhat other nations have promised.