Joel Jaeger

A Game-Changing Week On Climate Change

In recent days, two major developments have injected new life into international action on climate change.

Joel Jaeger
11月 19th, 2014
By Joel Jaeger
11月 19th, 2014

WASHINGTON, Nov 19 2014 - - At the G20 summit in Australia, the United States pledged 3 billion dollars and Japan pledged 1.5 billion dollars to the Green Climate Fund (GCF), bringing total donations up to 7.5 billion so far. The GCF, established through the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, will distribute money to support developing

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America’s Polarized Congress Reflects A Divided U.S. Public

The polarized, gridlocked nature of Congress reflects the increasing divisions in U.S. society itself.

Joel Jaeger
11月 13th, 2014
By Joel Jaeger
11月 13th, 2014
Congress

NEW YORK,  - Less than 15 percent of U.S. citizens approve of the job that Congress is doing, a 40-year low, and few expect last week’s congressional elections to herald a new era of political cooperation. However, the polarised, gridlocked Congress reflects the increasing divisions in U.S. society itself. “The share of Americans who are

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