I really do not understand how giving even more money to politicians to spend will chill the world. The economy perhaps, but the sun?
Some truths to upset leftists:
Spending money is really the same thing as consuming energy. It is not possible to spend $83.6 billion without emitting massively more CO2 than before.
To improve the environment don't waste money but use it as efficiently as possible. Strive for maximum bang for the buck.
Spending money on fat bureaucrats is the most energy inefficient use of money possible. Big government has the biggest carbon footprint of all, and the least to show for it. The most efficient way to fight pollution is to fight for less taxes and smaller government.
Looking at the taxes and fees collected on every airline ticket it is easy to determine the biggest source of CO2 emissions is not the aircraft but the bureaucracy providing travel "services". Even with all the dead weight, airline travel is still the most energy efficient mode of people transport ever invented.