Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2011. Today the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction convened the hearing “The History and Drivers of Our Nation’s Debt and Its Threats,” discussing ways to lower the deficit, a process that has put critical international climate aid funding in jeopardy. The Center for American Progress released “The Debt Deal and Budget Process Threaten Critical Climate Aid Funding: Shortsighted Budget Conversations Mean Cuts to Climate Assistance, Humanitarian Aid, and Disaster Response, outlining how the deal and budget negotiations could affect climate assistance and CAP’s proposals for appropriate U.S. funding going forward.
