Posted on 01/17/2017 3:23:21 PM PST by BenLurkin
Thats on top of another $500 million transferred last March, meaning the United States has now sent $1 billion to the fund, or a third of the presidents pledge.
The Green Climate Fund is a critical tool that helps catalyze billions of dollars in public and private investment in countries dealing not only with the challenges of climate change, but the immense economic opportunities that are embedded in the transition to a lower carbon economy, said Department spokesman John Kirby at a press briefing Tuesday.
...
Kirby said in a statement that the funds came from a 2016 appropriation for the agencys Economic Support Fund. This $4.3 billion fund contains some dollars earmarked for specific programs and other dollars that are not officially allocated the current monies came from the latter.
By the year 2020, under the 2009 Copenhagen accord, developed nations are supposed to be allocating $100 billion annually on climate-change aid to poorer, developing nations, money to be used for clean energy projects and climate change adaptation measures, among other expenditures. Much, but not all of this money is intended to be distributed through the Green Climate Fund, which has already raised $10 billion so far.
The broader idea of wealthier nations helping poorer ones adapt to a changing planet, and to transition their energy systems, was a fundamental component of bringing all nations on board to the agreement, and environmental groups hailed the move Tuesday.
...
At the State Department press briefing, when asked about the timing of the release of the funds, Kirby said that this is an investment that had been long-planned. I dont I dont believe there was any nefarious desire or intent to do it just two days before [the inauguration].
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
With all of the cheap heroin flowing through the Southern border (on purpose) and all of the dead young (and not so young) because of the new slavery, ovoid addiction, this $500 ******g Million tax dollars could be put to much better use than to throw it away on a F****** hoax.
OK, Snowflakes, this is why you lost and will continue to until you get slapped upside the head and get some darn sense knocked into you.
The future starts again in two and a half days.
I’m sorry. Rant. I am above PO’ed.
OPIOID. Fixed it.
I’m sure the folks down in the hood are just thrilled to hear this news.
Only Congress has the right to allocate funds. Is this another fake news? If Obama did do this, Trump should send him a bill.
After the U.N. returns the money, Trump should tell them he changed his mind and CUT THEM OFF PERMANENTLY.
God I hope so.
Patriots are reminded that the states have never expressly constitutionally delegated to the feds the specific power to regulate, tax and spend in the name of politically correct global warming issues.
Congress is not empowered to tax for those purposes which are within the exclusive province of the States. Justice John Marshall, Gibbons v. Ogden, 1824.
From the accepted doctrine that the United States is a government of delegated powers, it follows that those not expressly granted, or reasonably to be implied from such as are conferred, are reserved to the states, or to the people. To forestall any suggestion to the contrary, the Tenth Amendment was adopted. The same proposition, otherwise stated, is that powers not granted are prohibited [emphasis added]. United States v. Butler, 1936.
So once again the corrupt, post-17th Amendment ratification Congress wrongly remains silent while the lawless Obama Administrations gives away stolen state revenues.
Drain the swamp! Drain the swamp!
Remember in November 18 !
Since Trump entered the 16 presidential race too late for patriots to make sure that there were state sovereignty-respecting candidates on the primary ballots, patriots need make sure that such candidates are on the 18 primary ballots so that they can be elected to support Trump in draining the unconstitutionally big federal government swamp.
Such a Congress will also be able to finish draining the swamp with respect to getting the remaining state sovereignty-ignoring, activist justices off of the bench.
Noting that the primaries start in Iowa and New Hampshire in February 18, patriots need to challenge candidates for federal office in the following way.
Patriots need to qualify candidates by asking them why the Founding States made the Constitutions Section 8 of Article I; to limit (cripple) the federal governments powers.
Patriots also need to find candidates that are knowledgeable of the Supreme Court's clarifications of the federal governments limited powers listed above.
Everything the UN does is a joke. Most of the money is skimmed by politicians.
Trump will MORE THAN MAKE UP for that...by killing off our funding, and hopefully sending them packing.
This is a damned outrage.
Make that the LAST check the ever get from the US.
Why the frack not? It’s not like it’s Obama’s money.
I seem to remember something in the Constitution about Congress having the power of the purse. It must be the old Constitution.
It should be within the window to stop payment on the check.
You drive to the heart of the issue for me.
If there are not consequences to ignoring the laws that govern the republic, then the republic is meaningless.
Half a bill for the UN slush fund. Pathetic.
Just another of Obama’s crimes against the people of the United States.
Obama’s fault.
But DO NOT FORGET ... the STATE DEPT doesn’t have any money, their “money” comes from the REPUBLICAN HELD HOUSE!! Thank Paul Ryan for not shutting down the funds as he should have!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.