Global Environmental Facility
In order for the international community to commit to significant emissions reductions, you suggest that developed countries should substantially increase GEF's climate change funds. The GEF is a program managed by the World Bank and the UN that provides grants to developing countries to help them meet international legal obligations on issues such as climate change.
As the president of the United States crafting national and international strategies for dealing with climate change, you have made a series of decisions. Let's analyze the implications of each of your choices.
First, you decided to simply announce a new set of carbon emissions goals instead of advocating for concrete policy change. This decision will not help the US combat climate change as the goals you have set are unenforceable. Lobbyists, NGOs, scientists, and the international community are sick of toothless political statements and view your attempt at domestic leadership on climate change as a failure.
Second, you chose to pursue an international agreement on climate change. Your strategy to get developing countries on board by providing grants through the Global Environmental Facility was successful as many countries such as China, India, and Brazil supported your initiative. The international community has finally agreed to binding emissions standards. The standards are not high enough to single-handedly avoid the two degree Celsius tipping point, but this agreement is certainly a huge step in the right direction.
Overall, you have done a good job. You did not make any meaningful progress with regards to domestic energy policy. That being said, you crafted a monumental agreement with the international community to ramp up its climate change response. Hopefully, your efforts will create the momentum for even greater efforts later on.