Guardian: Barack Obama called on Congress to double funding for clean energy research on Saturday, using his final budget request and one of the last high-profile moments of his presidency to push for action against climate change.
The president said his final budget on Tuesday would propose doubling clean energy research spending from $6.4bn to $12.8bn by 2020.
Rather than subsidise the past, we should invest in the future, Obama said in his weekly address. Thats why the budget I will send to...