US VP Harris announces $3 billion pledge to Green Climate Fund

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to speak at the U.N. COP28 Climate Conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Dec. 2, 2023. She announced a U.S. pledge of $3 billion to the Green Climate Fund/AFP

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris announced Saturday in Dubai at the U.N. COP28 Climate Conference that the United States is pledging $3 billion to the Green Climate Fund — the world’s largest climate fund — created to help developing countries handle climate change.