Global Environment Facility (GEF): An Overview

Lattanzio, Richard K.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Climatic changes;    Global climate change;    Global warming;   

RP-ID  :  R41165
RP-ID  :  R41165_2010May17

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Many governments acknowledge that environmental degradation and climate change pose international and trans-boundary risks to human populations, economies, and ecosystems. To address these challenges, countries have implemented global environmental policies through a range of domestic, bilateral, and multilateral mechanisms. Recent mechanisms have taken the form of (1) treaties and frameworks that seek to harmonize international commitments; (2) legislative and regulatory policies that support emission reductions, renewable energy portfolios, and energy efficiency strategies; (3) developmental programs that assist with sustainable growth strategies in lower-income countries; and (4) financial pledges that increase public funding for global environmental initiatives. This report investigates the last policy measure: public funding for global environmental initiatives.