US Briefing at the Conclusion of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate
Posted on 19. Apr, 2010 by Joshua Wiese in U.S.A.
On Monday afternoon, after the conclusion of the April 18-19 meeting of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate, the US Department of State hosted an on the record briefing with U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern and Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Michael Froman. Here’s the audio:
UPDATE: State department just released a factsheet discussed in the call - giving details on the US commitment to implementing the Copenhagen Accord.
You can download the Factsheet from the State Department Website here: http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/140689.pdf
Here are the highlights from the fact sheet:
- $1.9 billion in international climate finance requested for 2011
- Nearly $900 million estimated for climate-related export credit and development financing in 2011
- $1 billion pledged for REDD+ for 2010-2012
- $375 million already delivered in 2010 to the Climate Investment Funds
I’ll work on a post comparing this to what we heard from Ilana Solomon of Action Aid about hopes for US Finance a few weeks ago. Here’s what Ilana had to say about where we should actually be: