world carbon bank would solve many problems. for one, climate financing is fragmented. there are dozens of funds set up across the world and within specific regions that pump money into everything from reforestation in honduras, to preparing homes for floods in bangladesh. but according to the world resources institute, the missions of these funds often overlap creating confusion for donors about where to invest and for countries on where to apply for it. and corruption and fraud plague climate finance. a large,er, more robust agency could provide more stringent oversight in funds. but the biggest argument is the scale of the climate crisis. current efforts are just too small. countries have pledged more than $10 billion to the u.n. s green climate fund, which is the largest of its kind. and only half of that money has actually been allocated to projects. and in 2017, trump canceled $2 billion pledged by the u.s. saying such funds were, quote,
the world and in specific regions that pump money into everything from reforestation in honduras to repairing homes in bangladesh. the mission overlap creating confusion for donors, where to invest, and where to apply it. then there s the fact corruption and fraud plague climate financial. a larger, more robust agency could involve more stringent oversight of funds. but the biggest argument for world carbon bank is the scale of the climate crisis. current efforts of just too small. countries have pledged more than $10 billion to the u.n. s green climate fund, which is the largest of its kind. only half of that money has actually been allocated to projects. in 2017 trump canceled $2 billion pledged by the u.s. saying such funds were, quote, raided from america s war on terrorism. with or without the u.s. pledge, the money available to funds
senate negotiators nearing a two-year budget deal. yes, you heard me right, a budget deal. two years, not two months. the framework, blow the lid off spending caps, pump money to the military, do desperately needed disaster relief, take a debt ceiling fight off the table until after the midterm elections. this is all still in a flux because congress hasn t done its job in a long time. of course, there s a lot being crammed in here, including some land mines for conservatives, especially those who cringe at the deficit impact. but the deal would end governing from shutdown to shutdown. one problem is what the deal leav leaves out, a so-called daca fix for the dreamers. the president says he would love to see a shutdown over immigration. nancy pelosi says she opposes the big spending deal for the big reason. why should we in the house be treated in such a hue mill nating wa humiliating way when the leader has given that opportunity in a bipartisan way to his
kind of spending, poor kids, women who are on wick, people who are at the lower end of the economic scale don t have the kind of political pressure that they can apply in washington, like the defense contractors, and people who scott rigell is trying to help out by going to the president to virginia today. even if we know that s the most stimulative thing you can do in the economy is pump money into the lower income sectors of the economy to make sure that they re just pump it right back in, republicans just aren t there. or investment long-term in terms of american ability and the strengthening of the american economy. governor, i wonder what you think this fight does to the looming fights on gun control and on immigration because we quoted jake sherman once. i ll quote him again. he thinks this is a bet on boehner s side to prolong the fight. he says there are political positives in prolonging this fight. long fights will keep obama from muscling gun, immigration, and climate chan
welcome back to the ed show. and thanks for watching tonight. in 2010, the last election cycle, republicans took complete legislative control of 21 states and alec was there to help them. alec is the american legislative exchange council. alec for short. it s responsible for creating model bill that is are then passed by republican lawmakers and governors. alec is powered by billionaires like the koch problems that pump money into the organization this. year gop governors and legislatures came up with at least 500 anti-labor laws that were crafted using alec legislation as templates. this includes the collective bargaining laws signed by republican governors such as john kasich in ohio, senate bill 5 which is now being challenged. and scott walker of wisconsin,