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To: TimF who wrote (935488)	5/17/2016 2:15:22 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575341

"Lomborg's right that a wealthier future world will be more able to cope with dealing with it then the current world." LMAO. Nope. In the case of Bangladesh, he forgets that a river runs thru it. siliconinvestor.com "Doing things differently cost money" Doing things the same costs money, too. In fact, doing things costs money. OTH, doing nothing also costs money. Delaying climate action will raise costs by 50%: World Bank report Date12 May 2015 LONDON: Delaying climate actions by 2030 would increase costs of decarbonization by 50%, a new study from the World Bank states. The report Decarbonizing Development: Three Steps to a Zero Carbon Future, explores the best practices, policies and costs of keeping temperatures from rising less than 2 Celsius degrees from pre-industrial levels – the threshold to avoid the worst effects of climate change. To achieve this necessary target, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change states global carbon emissions must reach zero by the end of the century. The World Bank report indicates that the more we wait, the more it will cost to reach this goal. “This report confirms what many others – from both the private sector and academic institutions – have said for more than a decade now: the longer we leave to take action, the more expensive it becomes,” says Mark Kenber, CEO, The Climate Group. theclimategroup.org = Delaying Action on Climate Change will Cost U.S. Economy More than $150 billion Annually, Study Finds businessfwd.org

To: TimF who wrote (935488)	5/17/2016 2:23:54 PM
From: J_F_Shepard	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575341

we give around 0.3% of our GNP in foreign aid. That would be about 50 Billion dollars..... In fact, we give less than 1% of our national budget, eg about 35 Billion.... mondoweiss.net The US spends $35 billion on foreign aid . . . but where does the money really go? US Politics Raul Amoros on November 4, 2015 81 Comments Adjust Font Size ? ? ? ? ? ? The United States provided approximately $35 billion in economic aid to over 140 countries* in fiscal year 2014. In the map below the relative size of each country is proportionate to the aid received from the United States and the color of each country indicates GDP per capita. - See more at: mondoweiss.net The US spends $35 billion on foreign aid . . . but where does the money really go? US Politics Raul Amoros on November 4, 2015 81 Comments Adjust Font Size ? ? ? ? ? ? The United States provided approximately $35 billion in economic aid to over 140 countries* in fiscal year 2014. In the map below the relative size of each country is proportionate to the aid received from the United States and the color of each country indicates GDP per capita. - See more at: mondoweiss.net The US spends $35 billion on foreign aid . . . but where does the money really go? US Politics Raul Amoros on November 4, 2015 81 Comments Adjust Font Size ? ? ? ? ? ? The United States provided approximately $35 billion in economic aid to over 140 countries* in fiscal year 2014. In the map below the relative size of each country is proportionate to the aid received from the United States and the color of each country indicates GDP per capita. - See more at: mondoweiss.net The US spends $35 billion on foreign aid . . . but where does the money really go? US Politics Raul Amoros on November 4, 2015 81 Comments Adjust Font Size ? ? ? ? ? ? The United States provided approximately $35 billion in economic aid to over 140 countries* in fiscal year 2014. In the map below the relative size of each country is proportionate to the aid received from the United States and the color of each country indicates GDP per capita. - See more at: mondoweiss.net