Janet Yellen Advocates $3 Trillion Annual Investment for Climate Action

The Treasury Secretary calls for unprecedented global financing to combat climate change and disrupt nature crimes in the Amazon.

Yellen identifies the $3 trillion annual investment as the key to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
She highlights the economic opportunities tied to sustainable growth and biodiversity preservation.
The initiative includes a collaborative effort with Amazon basin countries to tackle illegal logging and wildlife trafficking.
Yellen emphasizes the need for private sector engagement alongside multilateral development banks.
A new Amazon Region Initiative aims to improve coordination and training to combat illicit finance in the region.