; (26) almost all major contributors doubled the amount of their contribution from the initial resource mobilization phase for the GCF–1 replenishment; (27) in December 2023, at the COP28 climate negotiations in the United Arab Emirates, the United States announced its intention to contribute an additional $3,000,000,000 for the Green Climate Fund’s second replenishment period ( GCF–2 ); (28) as of February 2024, the United States has contributed only $2,000,000,000 in total funding to the Green Climate Fund; and (29) the Green Climate Fund is the world’s largest and most innovative multilateral climate fund, and is a fully operational and proven institution supporting nearly 250 projects in 129 developing countries. 3. Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States to provide climate financing— (1) as an essential part of the global effort to combat climate change; and (2) that— (A) upholds the principles of environmental justice and climate justice; (B) supports programs and projects developed by recipient countries and communities; (C) is designed and implemented with the free, prior, and informed consent of indigenous peoples and other impacted communities; (D) promotes gender equality as essential in all of the projects and programs supported by climate financing; (E) includes best practices for environmental and social safeguards to ensure that projects and programs supported by climate financing respect fundamental human rights