1.0Climate Change Dispatchhttps://climatechangedispatch.comThomas Richardhttps://climatechangedispatch.com/author/ccdeditor/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="zcmYaUZYLJ"><a href="https://climatechangedispatch.com/kerry-promises-nearly-1-billion-in-climate-aid-to-other-countries/">Kerry promises nearly $1 billion in climate aid to other countries</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://climatechangedispatch.com/kerry-promises-nearly-1-billion-in-climate-aid-to-other-countries/embed/#?secret=zcmYaUZYLJ" width="600" height="338" title="“Kerry promises nearly $1 billion in climate aid to other countries” — Climate Change Dispatch" data-secret="zcmYaUZYLJ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> For those wondering if the United Nations is nothing more than a wealth-redistribution agency, look no further than Secretary of State John Kerry's announcement today that he would increase the United State's climate aid to climate-vulnerable countries. Kerry, speaking at the Paris Climate Talks, has promised to increase financial assistance to $860 million a year, twice the previous amount. So far the summit has created a 29-page "draft of an international accord to fight global warming", yet it doesn't resolve many key sticking points: whether to remove all carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions or just reduce them. Or how to do either. Kerry, who is focusing much of his attention on global warming, would need to get congressional approval for this staggering new amount of money and he seems unconcerned his pecuniary promises come at a time when America is still reeling from recent terrorist attacks here and abroad. He also appears unaware that most Americans consider global warming a back-burner issue and have ranked it dead last in its list of concerns. A Pew survey across 40 countries also shows what most Americans already know: they don't think global warming is a serious problem and it's not one of their top concerns.https://climatechangedispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/images_pics8_kerry.jpg