White House to pursue "1 Trillion Trees" initiative

Officials from the White House, Congress, nonprofits and business will meet at the White House Wednesday to pursue a "1 Trillion Trees" initiative.

What's happening: The plan, launched in January in Davos, aims to "grow, restore and conserve 1 trillion trees around the world — in a bid to restore biodiversity and help fight climate change," the World Economic Forum said.

• At the meeting, the group "will review current and new initiatives, and propose future processes and next steps," according to the White House.

The announced list of participants includes:

• Jared Kushner
• Ivanka Trump
• Chris Liddell, Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Coordination
• Jim Hubbard, Undersecretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment
• Kate McGregor, Deputy Interior Secretary
• Michelle Bekkering, Assistant Administrator, USAID
• House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy
• Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff
• Kelvin Drogemeier, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy
• Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.)
• Bruce Harris, Vice President of Government Affairs, Walmart
• Justin Adams, Executive Director, World Economic Forum
• Jad Daley, American Forests, President and CEO
• Jay Farrell, Executive Director, National Association of State Foresters
• Jorn Lambert, Executive Vice President of Digital Solutions, Mastercard
• Karen Fang, Managing Director, Global Head of Sustainable Finance, Bank of America
• Josepfina Brana-Varela, V.P. and Deputy Lead, Forests, World Wildlife Fund
• Michelle Patron, Director of Sustainability Policy, Microsoft
• M. Sanjayan, CEO, Conservation International
• Maggie Cordish, Bipartisan Policy Center
• Mary Mitsos, President and CEO, National Forest Foundation
• Sophie Beckham, Chief Sustainability Officer, International Paper
• Suzanne DiBianca, Executive Vice President and Chief Impact Officer, Salesforce