2020 US Code
Title 22 - Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 7 - International Bureaus, Congresses, Etc.
Sec. 262m-8 - Climate change mitigation and greenhouse gas accounting

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Citation 22 U.S.C. § 262m-8 (2020)
Section Name §262m–8. Climate change mitigation and greenhouse gas accounting
Section Text (a) Use of greenhouse gas accounting

The Secretary of the Treasury shall seek to ensure that multilateral development banks (as defined in section 262r(c)(4) of this title) adopt and implement greenhouse gas accounting in analyzing the benefits and costs of individual projects (excluding those with de minimus greenhouse gas emissions) for which funding is sought from the bank.

(b) Expansion of climate change mitigation activities

The Secretary of the Treasury shall work to ensure that the multilateral development banks (as defined in section 262r(c)(4) of this title) expand their activities supporting climate change mitigation by—

(1) significantly expanding support for investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy, including zero carbon technologies;

(2) reviewing all proposed infrastructure investments to ensure that all opportunities for integrating energy efficiency measures have been considered;

(3) increasing the dialogue with the governments of developing countries regarding—

(A) analysis and policy measures needed for low carbon emission economic development; and

(B) reforms needed to promote private sector investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy, including zero carbon technologies; and


(4) integrate low carbon emission economic development objectives into multilateral development bank country strategies.

(c) Report to Congress

Not later than 1 year after June 24, 2009, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a report on the status of efforts to implement this section to the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 95–118, title XIII, §1308, as added Pub. L. 111–32, title XI, §1111, June 24, 2009, 123 Stat. 1903.)


Editorial Notes EDITORIAL NOTES PRIOR PROVISIONS

A prior section 1308 of Pub. L. 95–118 was renumbered section 1307 and is classified to section 262m–7 of this title.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 7 - INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC.
Sec. 262m-8 - Climate change mitigation and greenhouse gas accounting
Contains section 262m-8
Date 2020
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 13, 2021
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 123 Stat. 1903
Public Law References Public Law 95-118, Public Law 111-32
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