The Patriot Post® · A Climate Plan Many Don't Want to Fund

The United Nations is getting closer to garnering enough participation to officially kick-start last year’s Paris climate agreement. According to the Washington Examiner, “The U.N. is expecting about 20 countries to send their ratification documents in the coming days, with Morocco, which is hosting the next round of meetings on the Paris deal in November, saying it plans to ratify the climate accord Wednesday. Brazil, Mexico and other countries are also expected to ratify the deal during the special Wednesday ceremony at U.N. headquarters in New York during the week-long General Assembly.”

The report explains the significance: “As of [last] week, 27 countries, including the U.S., China and Norway, have ratified the agreement. With [this] week’s moves, it would be close to going into effect, but would be just shy of the 55 countries required, representing 55 percent of the world’s emissions, to enter into full force.” However, the UN’s David Nabarro says he’s “absolutely certain” enough countries will formally join within the next few months.

The future of Obama’s Clean Power Plan — or what the Examiner describes as “the central ingredient in Obama’s plan to meet the Paris agreement’s goal” — is questionable, but even assuming it survives legal challenges, a new poll shows that, though most Americans accept so-called climate change, a large percentage are not at all on board with personally funding a plan to mitigate it. According to the recent survey: “Sixty-five percent of Americans say climate change is a problem the U.S. government should address.” However, “When asked whether they would support a monthly fee on their electric bill to combat climate change, 42 percent of respondents are unwilling to pay even $1.”

Writing in The Wall Street Journal, Sam Ori offers an explanation: “The reality may be that while most Americans see climate change as a collective threat, they don’t see it as a threat to them personally.” Perhaps that’s because the atmospheric in the real world is far less hostile than the outlandish claims people see in the mainstream media. But what Americans know is unequivocally hostile was seen just prior to the UN climate summit last November, when Islamists tore through Paris, killing 130 innocent people. That’s a threat most are willing to fight against with their tax dollars in the form of military prowess, which Barack Obama is working diligently to deplete. He’d rather spend your money on other things. Even if you don’t want to.