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Obama administration pays out $500m to climate change project
Guardian ^ | 7 March 2016 | Suzanne Goldenberg

Posted on 03/08/2016 6:47:37 AM PST by george76

The first chunk of a $3bn commitment made at the Paris climate talks ‘shows the US stands squarely behind climate commitments’, the State Department said.

The Obama administration has made a first installment on its $3bn pledge to help poor countries fight climate change – defying Republican opposition to the resident’s environmental plan.

The $500m payment to the Green Climate Fund was seen as critical to shoring up international confidence in Barack Obama’s ability to deliver on the pledges made at the United Nations’ climate change conference in Paris in late 2015.

Obama is expected to announce a number of joint climate initiatives when Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau visits Washington this week...

The White House is also working with United Nations officials to encourage countries to formally approve the Paris climate agreement ahead of a signing ceremony on 22 April.

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Administration officials said the initial $500m payment to the Green Climate Fund demonstrated that Obama would follow through on the promises of last December’s Paris climate agreement – despite February’s setback at the supreme court and threats by Republican presidential candidates to dismantle Obama’s agenda.

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The supreme court last month agreed to block the centerpiece of Obama’s climate plan – new rules cutting emissions from power plants – until lower courts rule on legal challenges from 29 states and dozens of industry groups. The ruling created immediate uncertainty about the fate of the power plant rules and the Paris agreement.

Obama’s climate plan is also under political attack from Republican presidential contenders who say they will scrap the rules and dismantle the Environmental Protection Agency if they take the White House next November.

Republicans in Congress have also threatened to scrap the power plant rules and block any US contributions to the Green Climate Fund,

(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: agenda21; agw; climateagreement; climatechange; climatechangefraud; climatefund; globalredistribution; globalwarming; globalwarminghoax; green; greenclimatefund; obama; obamaclimatechange; paris; ungreenfund; unitednations
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To: Harpotoo

“Everyone here can thank Cruz and Rubio and the rest for FUNDING this BS!!!

What basis do you have to say this? Please explain.

The 2015 Omnibus bill driven by Paul Ryan and Mitch funded this.

Cruz voted against the omnibus. Rubio missed the vote.


21 posted on 03/08/2016 7:28:33 AM PST by doldrumsforgop
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To: stockpirate

“Republican Senator Paul Ryan “

When did he get elected Senator?


22 posted on 03/08/2016 7:33:43 AM PST by doldrumsforgop
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To: doldrumsforgop

Was this 1/2 billion funding in the omnibus budget bill? If not where did money come from?


23 posted on 03/08/2016 7:36:45 AM PST by Java4Jay (The evils of government are directly proportional to the tolerance of the people.)
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To: george76

I’m glad all the true conservatives in congress approved this. Anyone who opposes this must not be a true conservative.


24 posted on 03/08/2016 7:37:22 AM PST by detective
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To: george76
A list of the players in this game (links don't work):

Acumen Fund, Inc. (US)


25 posted on 03/08/2016 7:39:47 AM PST by DBrow
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To: george76

From the article:

“At one point Republicans insisted that the Paris agreement be submitted to the Senate for approval before any funds were released – before quietly relenting during budget negotiations last December.”

We need more true conservatives like the Republicans who are so good at “quietly relenting.”


26 posted on 03/08/2016 7:41:34 AM PST by detective
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To: doldrumsforgop

The RUBE (aka p****) missed the vote so that’s yea!

Cruz voted nay which shows he has no leadership skills (undeserving to be POTUS) that a yea from everybody else!


27 posted on 03/08/2016 7:41:36 AM PST by Harpotoo
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To: george76

“Republicans in Congress have also threatened to scrap the power plant rules and block any US contributions to the Green Climate Fund,”

That’s not what will happen, though. Republicans will make a lot of noise “opposing” this, speeches and press releases, Fox news commentary, complaints of obstructionism from CNN,then they will vote for it like they had always planned to.

Many people will think that the Republicans opposed it and fought hard to stop it, without realizing they have been fooled again.


28 posted on 03/08/2016 7:45:25 AM PST by DBrow
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To: Harpotoo

Cruz voted No


29 posted on 03/08/2016 7:45:44 AM PST by Java4Jay (The evils of government are directly proportional to the tolerance of the people.)
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To: MNJohnnie; george76

McConnell-Ryan:

“We oppose the President is using these funds for Climate Change because when we authorized the funds for these things we asked him not to spend them. We’re conservatives you know.”


30 posted on 03/08/2016 7:57:34 AM PST by Hostage (ARTICLE V)
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To: Harpotoo

“Cruz voted nay which shows he has no leadership skills “

You make no sense.

Cruz voted with the majority of Republicans against this travesty.


31 posted on 03/08/2016 8:05:54 AM PST by doldrumsforgop
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To: Java4Jay

Ryan and Mitch fully funded Obama’s budget so yes, it was included.

Thank them, as Cruz voted against it and Rubio was MIA.


32 posted on 03/08/2016 8:07:06 AM PST by doldrumsforgop
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To: george76

$500 million is a big political slush-fund.


33 posted on 03/08/2016 8:12:20 AM PST by PGR88
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To: george76

The sound of a half a billion dollars being flushed down the toilet.


34 posted on 03/08/2016 8:13:26 AM PST by PATRIOT1876 (The only crimes that are 100% preventable are those committed by illegal aliens)
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To: george76

How many billions to fund leprechaun research?


35 posted on 03/08/2016 8:14:04 AM PST by PATRIOT1876 (The only crimes that are 100% preventable are those committed by illegal aliens)
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To: george76
And all this time I thought only congress could spend tax payer monies. It's great to be the king.
36 posted on 03/08/2016 8:18:26 AM PST by 4yearlurker (Happy Saint Paddys Day!)
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To: 4yearlurker

And you know the dough winds up funding some crony schemes.


37 posted on 03/08/2016 8:19:46 AM PST by nascarnation (RIP Scalia. Godspeed)
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To: doldrumsforgop

I elected him in my old mind, sometimes it is not a pretty sight.


38 posted on 03/08/2016 11:04:16 AM PST by stockpirate (We must burn down the republican party, to save it for “We the People” (Palin Trump is the 1st wav)
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To: Harpotoo

So what will your hero do about it? Nothing!


39 posted on 03/08/2016 12:40:51 PM PST by subterfuge (TED CRUZ FOR POTUS!)
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To: Harpotoo

How did Trump vote?


40 posted on 03/08/2016 12:45:18 PM PST by subterfuge (TED CRUZ FOR POTUS!)
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