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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Julia Musto

Michael Bloomberg pledges over $20m to plug gap in UN’s climate budget after Trump pulled out

Just two days after President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. would pull out of the Paris climate agreement, billionaire Michael Bloomberg said he and other climate funders would provide funding to help cover the country’s contribution to the United Nation’s climate change body.

The pledge will cover 22 percent of the nearly $100 million budget previously provided by America. The other funders were not identified.

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