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Biden DOUBLES US climate change fund to $11BN a year and commits $10BN to feed poor people across the world as he assures China 'we're not seeking a new Cold War' in major speech to the United Nations
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Promises are easy. But doesn’t it need to be passed by both Houses of Congress to become more than words quickly forgotten?- President Joe Biden delivered his first speech before the United Nations General Assembly as president on Tuesday
- He announced new financial commitment as he tried to reestablish the U.S.'s place in the global community
- Biden said he'd ask Congress to double the amount of money for public climate financing
- He also devoted $10 billion to curb hunger
- 'We are not seeking a new Cold War,' Biden also assured the delegates, after the U.N.'s secretary-general expressed concerns about the U.S.-China relationship
- He arrived with an entourage of aides to the U.N. Tuesday morning and did not take questions
Posted by: Skidmark 2021-09-22 |
