Doing their part to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions. This is just under 15 minutes. Welcome everybody to our discussion. Its a pleasure to be here today with secondary john kerry, her excellency, and. To talk about one of the most defining issues of our time. Climate change. Climate change is a key priority and is key for the World Bank Group to deliver on our goals to reduce poverty and increase shared last year we delivered the biggest Climate Investments in our history at 21. 4 billion dollars. When im track for this year to be bigger still, in consultation with our world we are finalizing a new Climate Change action plan. Through this plan, we aim to increase the World Bank Groups impact on Greenhouse Gas emissions, and adaptation outcomes by increasing climate finance, improving and expanding diagnostics to prioritize climaterelated action and focusing on climate results to deliver impact. The bank will prioritize transitions and key systems. It will use it convening power to supp
Impact on Greenhouse Gas emissions, and adaptation outcomes by increasing climate finance, improving and expanding diagnostics to prioritize climaterelated action and focusing on climate results to deliver impact. The bank will prioritize transitions and key systems. It will use it convening power to support a Just Transition out of coal. The World Bank Group will become aligned with the principles and goals of the paris agreement. I am delighted to be here today with this distinguished panel. Lets dive right in. Im looking forward to hearing your thoughts on specific actions that we can all do together to have the biggest impact on Greenhouse Gas reduction, and adaptation. So with that, let me turn to secretary john kerry, thank you for being here today to lead off our climate event. This is a critical year for climate in the run up to glasgow. To the summit. One where we have to have a impact. Im wondering, could you go through with the u. S. Ambition is on climate and one of the spe
The presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are 89, the nays are zero. The nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table, and the president will be immediately notified of the senates action. Mr. Mcconnell mr. President. The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell i move to proceed to legislative session. The presiding officer the question is on the motion. All in favor say aye. All opposed no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The motion is agreed to. Mr. Mcconnell i move to proceed to executive session and consider calendar number 533. The presiding officer the question is on the motion. All in favor say aye. Opposed no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The motion is agreed to. The clerk will report the nomination. The clerk nomination, the judiciary, patrick j. Bumatay of california to be United S
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