; (20) the Green Climate Fund was created in 2010 by 194 countries to serve as a crucial financing mechanism to help developing countries limit or reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change; (21) in 2015, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change agreed that the Green Climate Fund should serve the goals of the Paris Agreement, which states that developed country Parties shall provide financial resources to assist developing country Parties with respect to both mitigation and adaptation in continuation of their existing obligations under the Convention ; (22) the Green Climate Fund is an essential institution for climate financing, as the Green Climate Fund ensures— (A) balanced governance between developed and developing countries; (B) stakeholder engagement and discourse; (C) a balanced approach between mitigation and adaptation; (D) fair and equal labor and working conditions; (E) conservation of biodiversity and critical habitats; and (F) strong environmental, social, and gender protections; (23) the Green Climate Fund— (A) promotes and protects human rights and the rights of marginalized groups, including indigenous peoples, women, children, and people with disabilities; and (B) continues to take steps to strengthen protections for marginalized groups; (24) in 2014, the United States announced its intention to contribute $3,000,000,000 of the first $10,000,000,000 raised for the initial resource mobilization period of the Green Climate Fund, but ultimately failed to honor this commitment; (25) as of June 2023, the United States has contributed only $2,000,000,000 in total funding to the Green Climate Fund; (26) pledges for the first replenishment period of the Green Climate Fund ( GCF–1 ) totaled $9,870,000,000, without any participation from the United States; (27) almost all major contributors doubled the amount of their contribution from the initial resource mobilization phase for the GCF–1 replenishment