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Less than 10 percent of climate aid reaching poorest: researchers
Reuters ^ | March 3, 2017 | By Laurie Goering

Posted on 03/03/2017 10:41:19 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

LONDON - Less than 10 percent of funds spent to help poorer communities adapt to climate change impacts and adopt clean energy are reaching the people most in need of the money, finance researchers say.

Today, donors have given only 11 percent of the climate funds they promised, in part because of the obstacles, she said.

Richer nations have promised to donate or otherwise mobilize $100 billion a year by 2020 to help poorer countries switch to clean energy and adapt to problems such as worsening droughts, flooding and sea level rise.

But getting that money raised and flowing has proved challenging.

The United States, for instance, has promised $3 billion to the Green Climate Fund and so far delivered $1 billion. But President Donald Trump has suggested he would not make any additional contributions, and may pull the United States out of its international climate agreements.

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


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: climagegate; fakecharity; fakenews; fakescience; globalwarming; hoax; scam; shakedown; socialism
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1 posted on 03/03/2017 10:41:19 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Fat cat environmentalists are lining their pockets.


2 posted on 03/03/2017 10:45:40 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (I tried being reasonable, I didn't like it. - Clint Eastwood)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Call Leo DiCrapio and Manbearpig. They should kick up more dough for their scam.


3 posted on 03/03/2017 10:46:08 AM PST by max americana (For the 9th time FIRED LIBERALS from our company at this election, and every election since 2008)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Please advise.

Subject: FR Best Practices.

Should we be using “Scam” or “SCAM!!!!!”


4 posted on 03/03/2017 10:46:48 AM PST by InterceptPoint (Ted, you finally endorsed. About time.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Of course, because most of it ends up lining the pockets of greedy bureaucrats and politicians, just like it does with third world foreign aid in general.

Liberals never learn.


5 posted on 03/03/2017 10:47:09 AM PST by rightwingintelligentsia (Democrats: The perfect party for the helpless and stupid, and those who would rule over them.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Gee I wonder why. How stupid do they think everyone is? Pretty stupid it seems.


6 posted on 03/03/2017 10:49:28 AM PST by Telepathic Intruder
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Fat cat Al Gore couldn’t make it in politics sure did a flim flam with the greenies. $$$


7 posted on 03/03/2017 10:50:04 AM PST by Bitsy
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Gotta love that Green Climate Fund. It's just not green enough for the envirowackos.

Taking taxpayer financed trips to the poles to take selfies with the polar bears and penguins to impress their friends can get very expensive.

8 posted on 03/03/2017 10:51:21 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (I tried being reasonable, I didn't like it. - Clint Eastwood)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

The modern environmental movement is a progressive wealth diversion program sold to unwitting rubes as “saving the Earth.”


9 posted on 03/03/2017 10:51:29 AM PST by volunbeer (Clinton Cash = Proof of Corruption)
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10 posted on 03/03/2017 10:52:07 AM PST by Textide (Lord, grant that I may always be right, for thou knowest I am hard to turn. ~ Scotch-Irish prayer)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Brought to you by the same folks who support the Bill And Hill Foundation.


11 posted on 03/03/2017 10:52:27 AM PST by Gamecock (Twitter: What a real democracy looks like.)
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Obstacles? 🐎💩
12 posted on 03/03/2017 10:52:36 AM PST by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: InterceptPoint
Should we be using “Scam” or “SCAM!!!!!”

I've adopted the TrumpTweet rule: use SCAM!!!!!

13 posted on 03/03/2017 10:54:42 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Compared to the Clinton Global Crime Syndicate: a total success!


14 posted on 03/03/2017 10:56:24 AM PST by SparkyBass
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

El Reuters practically admits climate aid is really designed to funnel USA $$ to 3rd world countries.
Are the people in the 3rd world countries going to solve Global Warming?
Of course not so then why pay them?
Unless its REALLY just a scam.


15 posted on 03/03/2017 10:58:10 AM PST by Zathras
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Well well well! Even lefties are noticing a scam. What happens when lefties inflict leftism on other lefties?


16 posted on 03/03/2017 11:03:15 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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“Climate aid?” WTF?

Other than making crops easier to grow, how exactly does “climate change” impact poorer nations?


17 posted on 03/03/2017 11:08:43 AM PST by Redbob (W.W.J.B.D. - What Would Jack Bauer Do?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I flipped over to CSPAN for a few minutes this AM and some guy from Afghanistan was telling the Senate that global warming has caused the snow to melt so fast that need a lot of money to build dams and infrastructure.


18 posted on 03/03/2017 11:26:01 AM PST by Rusty0604
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To: Telepathic Intruder

See my post 18.


19 posted on 03/03/2017 11:26:51 AM PST by Rusty0604
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To: Rusty0604

Yep. “Infrastructure” can take many forms.


20 posted on 03/03/2017 11:46:38 AM PST by Telepathic Intruder
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