
Only a few days before leaving the White House, President Barack Obama delivered $500 million to the United Nations’ Green Climate Fund, to help developing countries combat climate change. Less than a month after taking office Donald Trump’s administration made it clear, via a statement posted on the white house website, which echoed the newly elected president’s campaign pledges, that a change of direction was due, calling efforts harmful and unnecessary. The statement: America First Energy Plan read: “President Trump is committed to eliminating harmful and unnecessary policies such as the Climate Action Plan and the Waters of the U.S. rule. Lifting