U.S Vice President Kamala Harris announced $20 million in new funding for clean energy projects in the Mekong region, during the last day of her tour of Thailand on Sunday following a regional summit.
She spoke to civil society and business leaders in Bangkok after the close of a meeting of the 21-member APEC bloc a day earlier.
"Bold climate action is not only necessary to protect the people of our planet and our natural resources, but it is also powerful driver of economic growth," she said. In an earlier news release, she said the administration would request funding from Congress for the Japan-U.S.-Mekong Power Partnership , through which the two countries partner with regional nations to promote sustainable energy.
"In particular we know that the climate crisis presents a real threat to the communities who depend on the Mekong River. In Thailand, in Vietnam, Laos."
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Tarzana couple who fled U.S. are returned to start sentences for $20 million COVID fraudAfter their conviction, the couple cut their tracking bracelets and left their Tarzana residence, but were ultimately found in Montenegro over a year later.
Read more »
Convicted California COVID-19 scammer couple extradited back to USThe Justice Department announced Friday that a California couple convicted of committing $20 million in COVID-19 relief fraud has been extradited back to the United States.
Read more »
Ohio's Intel project triggers housing fears in tight marketCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Intel’s announcement earlier this year of a $20 billion manufacturing operation bringing thousands of jobs to rural Ohio was greeted as an economic boon.
Read more »
Murray Mandryk: Minister's explanation for new marshals incomprehensibleFor $20 million a year, we need better than the obfuscation, policing cliches, word salads and cryptic nonsense Christine Tell has provided. skpoli
Read more »
Ohio's Intel project triggers housing fears in tight marketIntel’s announcement of a $20 billion manufacturing operation bringing thousands of jobs to central Ohio has been greeted as an economic boon
Read more »