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Obama administration gives $500m to UN climate change fund |
2017-01-18 |
[BBC] The US government has given half a billion dollars to the UN's Green Climate Fund, just three days before Donald Trump takes office. Barack Obama's outgoing administration announced the contribution of $500m (£406m; €468m) on Tuesday, bringing the total funds to date to $1bn. Mr Obama pledged in 2014 to give $3bn to help tackle the effects of climate change in the poorest countries. Mr Trump has previously called global warming a hoax. The president-elect has also threatened to pull the US out of the Paris accord - a global agreement on curbing greenhouse gas emissions - and America's commitment to the fund. Mr Trump could decide to withhold the rest of the fund. However, John Kirby, the State Department spokesman who announced the grant, said there was no "nefarious desire or intent" behind the timing. |
Posted by:Besoeker |
#7 Someone nail down the white house furniture and hide the silver. |
Posted by: Iblis 2017-01-18 22:35 |
#6 I suppose that means there is some climate change issues now in Malaysia, New Zealand, Senegal and Venezuela. |
Posted by: swksvolFF 2017-01-18 16:27 |
#5 Obama doesn't believe in checks, banks, etc. Mobster and racketeers seldom do. |
Posted by: CrazyFool 2017-01-18 16:16 |
#4 Posted by: Skidmark Too late Skid. Obama doesn't believe in checks, banks, etc. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2017-01-18 15:07 |
#3 Call the bank, stop the check. |
Posted by: Skidmark 2017-01-18 14:31 |
#2 rewarding grafters who donated to the dems with taxpayers cash. |
Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2017-01-18 13:05 |
#1 Another petulant act in response to calls for ending US funding of the U.N. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2017-01-18 08:39 |