Inside the Greenhouse

With COP28, the most recent U.N. climate conference, in the rearview mirror, FCNL is getting to work in 2024—a year many experts are already dubbing “the year of international climate assistance.”

Delegates at the 28th annual U.N. climate conference agreed to launch the Loss and Damage Fund, a historic initiative to support vulnerable countries facing the worst impacts of climate change.

The House has finally selected a new speaker. With government funding due to run out on Nov. 17, Congress once again needs to move quickly to avoid a shutdown. With appropriations debates now heating up again, your voice is needed to make sure international climate assistance isn’t cut from the FY 24 budget.

We are now entering crunch time. Our advocacy for international climate assistance for our neighbors in developing countries is critical as Congress seeks to finalize the appropriations process.

For this month’s edition of Inside the Greenhouse, I wanted to take the opportunity to introduce myself and our new program assistant, Carla Montilla, and ask for your feedback on how our climate team can best engage with you in a short survey below.

Earlier this month, sixteen young people in Montana brought the state’s first constitutional climate lawsuit, Held v. Montana. As we await the court’s decision, one fact is clear: Young people are on the frontlines of the environmental crisis. Our anxiety over the climate crisis is justified and should be considered when authorizing critical energy investments.

On April 20, the Biden administration announced a $1 billion investment  into the Green Climate Fund. The Green Climate Fund is one of the United Nations’ primary mechanisms for assisting developing countries in adapting to and mitigating the effects of climate change.

On April 20, the Biden administration announced a $1 billion investment  into the Green Climate Fund. The Green Climate Fund is one of the United Nations’ primary mechanisms for assisting developing countries in adapting to and mitigating the effects of climate change.

In his budget request for Fiscal Year 2024, President Joe Biden included roughly $5 billion to assist developing countries struggling with climate disasters. This is just under half of the $11.4 billion that the president pledged in 2021 to provide annually by FY2024.

Republican lawmakers, led by Sens. Bill Cassidy (LA) and Kevin Cramer (ND), are beginning to discuss the prospect of imposing a tariff on imported goods based on their carbon content.