Bill > HR2887

This bill, the Global Climate Change Diplomacy Act, aims to strengthen the United States' diplomatic efforts in addressing global climate change. The key provisions include: 1. Establishing Climate Change Officer positions at U.S. embassies, consulates, and diplomatic missions to regional and multilateral organizations. These officers will provide expertise on mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, reducing climate change impacts, and facilitating international cooperation on climate change. 2. Requiring the Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment to provide policy guidance to the Climate Change Officers and develop relationships with relevant individuals and organizations working on climate change mitigation and adaptation. 3. Directing chiefs of mission in foreign countries to develop strategies to promote climate change study, mitigation, and adaptation, and to regularly engage with local officials and stakeholders on progress. 4. Mandating the Department of State to provide specialized training to its employees on international climate change commitments, mitigation and adaptation methods, and relevant agencies and programs. 5. Requiring contracting and acquisition officers to receive training on evaluating proposals for considerations related to sustainability and climate change impacts. 6. Requiring biennial reporting to Congress on the implementation of the Climate Change Officer positions and related strategies. The overall aim of the bill is to elevate climate change as a core tenet of U.S. foreign policy and strengthen the country's global leadership on climate action.

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