WASHINGTON: Billionaire entrepreneur Michael Bloomberg announced on Thursday (Jan 23) that his foundation will step in to fund the UN climate change body after President Donald Trump declared the United States would withdraw from the Paris Agreement for the second time. Bloomberg's intervention aims to ensure the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) remains fully funded despite the US halting its contributions. Washington typically provides 22 per cent of the UNFCCC

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