Episode 600 • • 2:42:58 - 2:50:42
600: Seven Proxies
Federal Climate Change Budget, Clean Energy Grants, International Assistance
A breakdown of the 2013 federal climate change budget reveals $22 billion in total expenditures. Key categories include $2.4 billion for the Global Change Research Program, $5.7 billion for clean energy technology, and $5 billion in energy tax provisions. The hosts describe the spending as a "gravy train" for researchers and companies that may not actually reduce greenhouse gases.