Former New York City mayor and billionaire philanthropist Michael Bloomberg announced on Sunday that he would be donating $4.5 million to cover America’s financial commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement this year.
The donation, which is being issued by his charity Bloomberg Philanthropies, will be given to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
The contribution is an appropriate follow-up to a $15 million donation that Bloomberg made last year after America’s withdrawal from the international climate treaty. In addition to the donation, his foundation created the “America’s Pledge” effort to ensure that there is no financial neglect towards the United States’s commitment to the Paris Agreement.
“America made a commitment and as an American, if the…
