{"id":2218326,"date":"2024-04-11T11:37:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T15:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-to-drop-up-to-100000-teaching-pakistani-leaders-about-climate-change\/"},"modified":"2024-04-11T11:41:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T15:41:40","slug":"biden-administration-to-drop-up-to-100000-teaching-pakistani-leaders-about-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-to-drop-up-to-100000-teaching-pakistani-leaders-about-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden administration plans to invest in educating Pakistani leaders on climate change with up to $100,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-administration-to-drop-up-to-100000-teaching-pakistani-leaders-about-climate-change%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2218326&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Biden administration plans to allocate $70,000 to $100,000 for a program in\u200c Pakistan,\u2062 educating 50 \u200dreligious leaders \u2063on climate change. The\u2064 initiative is \u200dbacked by taxpayers\u2063 and led by the State Department, targeting leaders to raise awareness on environmental impact and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/navigator-kills-midwest-carbon-capture-pipeline-project\/\" title=\"Midwest Carbon Capture Pipeline Project Derailed by Navigator\">reduce carbon footprints<\/a>. The project aims to empower various faith leaders \u2064in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-goes-full-green-new-deal-tyrant-carbon-emissions-threaten-the-very-existence-of-our-planet-video\/\" title=\"Biden Goes Full Green New Deal Tyrant: Carbon Emissions Threaten \u201cthe Very Existence of our Planet\u201d (VIDEO)\">combat climate change<\/a>. The\u200c Biden administration is set to invest between $70,000 and $100,000 in a program in Pakistan that educates 50 religious leaders about climate change.\u200d This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-ambassador-to-israel-approved-grant-aimed-at-delegitimizing-israel-emails-show\/\" title=\"Biden's envoy to Israel backed grant to delegitimize Israel, per emails.\">taxpayer-funded initiative<\/a>, \u200dmanaged by the State Department, aims to raise awareness about environmental \u2062impact and decrease carbon footprints. Specifically focusing on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the project intends to empower\u200b religious leaders of various faiths to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-addresses-un-as-troubles-swirl-at-home-and-abroad\/\" title=\"Biden tackles domestic and international challenges in UN speech.\">combat climate change effectively<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/biden-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Biden administration<\/a> is set to spend between $70,000 and $100,000 on a little-known program teaching religious leaders in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pakistan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pakistan<\/a> how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-concerning-foreign-policy\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Concerning Foreign Policy\">fight climate change<\/a>, federal funding documents show.<\/p>\n<p>The taxpayer-backed initiative is through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/state-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>State Department<\/a> and is expected to begin in October 2024 for at least one year, according to the records. It is aimed toward \u201c50 religious leaders\u201d because \u201cthey have the moral authority to call on people and businesses to consider the environmental impact of their activities, to reduce their carbon footprints and to find ways to cope with the growing impact of climate change,\u201d the <em>Daily Caller<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2024\/04\/10\/biden-state-department-wants-to-use-the-power-of-islam-to-fight-climate-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe project intends to educate clerics and religious leaders of different faiths \u2014 including Muslims, Christians, Hindus, Sikhs, etc. \u2014 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa about climate change and to create awareness about its impact,\u201d the State Department said in grant documents. \u201cThese clerics will serve as messengers, imparting the knowledge to congregations through Friday sermons, Sunday masses and other religious gatherings. By seamlessly integrating climate change education into religious discourse, the project will promote sustainable practices and a culture of environmental consciousness throughout KP.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>President Joe Biden speaks as a news conference ends with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in the Rose Garden of the White House on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The grant is the latest example of the Biden administration\u2019s sprawling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2436543\/biden-plans-taxpayer-backed-green-giveaway-climate-change-operation-in-morocco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>green energy agenda<\/a> across the world, which has included programs reported on by the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> in countries <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2568426\/biden-administration-spends-4-million-to-study-climate-change-impact-on-nepal-child-labor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>such as<\/a> Nepal and Morocco. Republicans have long argued these programs are a waste of taxpayer dollars \u2014 particularly amid record national debt and inflation. <\/p>\n<p>The State Department, in grant documents, mentioned various religions for the program to be geared to, though 96% of Pakistanis are Muslim, according to the agency.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cReligious leaders play influential roles in approving government initiatives and social norms,\u201d the State Department said. \u201cCredible and trustworthy, these clerics are respected opinion leaders and can play a larger role in effective outreach to combat climate change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The grant will eventually see one group earn the State Department-backed payout, according to documents.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal documents reveal that the Biden administration will allocate $70,000 to $100,000 for a program in Pakistan. This initiative aims to educate religious leaders on combating climate change. Funded by taxpayers and administered by the State Department, the program is scheduled to launch in October 2024 for a minimum of one year<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":381,"featured_media":2218327,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24101655687980-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2218326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24101655687980-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2218326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/381"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2218326"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2218326\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2218327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2218326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2218326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2218326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}