my second question would be to bill coker. can you discuss what impact government can have on the markets on climate change because i know it's a discussion we've had in the past. but i'd like to get it on the record today. >> policy would be huge. if government established policy that carbon emissions will be reduced by 20% by 2030 and 30% by 2050, etcetera. the market has always adapted to policy. if government would take the leadership position here, then a tremendous amount can be done to reduce carbon emissions. the challenge regarding what government can do is to reduce carbon emissions, it needs to be done on a global basis. it wouldn't be sufficient for us to declare in san francisco we're going become 100% carbon-free by 2040 but the rest of the word -- world does nothing. it needs to be government actions around the world. n now, one piece of good hope is the u.s. has become a huge producer of natural gas. just as the emerging world, which largely is dependent upon coal production to bring energy to their own markets

martin, lisa, laurie, tamara, danny, bill, lizzie, laura coker who manages, executive director bill. you all. [applause] thank you. so paul ryan has been characterized as the reluctant speaker. after giving up his beloved chairmanship of the committee, he took over the speakers gavel in late 2016 when john left the post. now, after two decades, mitt romney's vice presidential, speaker ryan is free to return home to wisconsin where he has lived his entire life and be known as just paul. or, he could fall a trail, his predecessors or he could run for president. [applause] >> thank you. >> i would like to take a moment to.out any of the people who are watching online, or c-span, not all of, it's open to the general public. you may not be from the working press. we are most fortunate to have speaker ryan at the chess club. especially with 29 days to go before one of the more interesting midterm elections in history. paul ryan, run for office again. will he take on donald trump? with his congressional seat, will be go back to cutting one's? >> i did last sunday. >> this may answer that qu

lisa matthews, laurie russo, tamra henson, danny selleck, bill ward, lindsay underwood, laura coker, who manages the office of the president, and bill mccarran. thank you all. [applause] andrea: paul ryan has been characterized as the reluctant speaker. after giving up his beloved chairmanship at the ways and means committee he took over the speaker's gavel in late 2015 when john boehner left the post. now after two decades in elected office and a stint as mitt romney's vice presidential running mate, speaker ryan is free to return home to wisconsin where he has lived his entire life and be known as just paul. or, he could follow a trail blazed by many of his predecessors, and take a spin through the revolving door, or run for president. [applause] mr. ryan: thank you, media. andrea: i would take a moment to point out who is watching our --e or c-span, that not all the national press club is open to members of the general public. any reaction you hear here today may not be from the working press. we are most fortunate to have speaker ryan at the national press club. especially with th

betsey fisher martin, lisa mathews, tameron hinton, and bill lord as well as club staff, lindsay underwood, laura coker, and executive director, bill mccarron. thank you all for helping with this today. i would like -- i would also like to exthe eenxtend a specia to my good friend and colleague, jeff ballew, who is my predecessor. our most recent past president of the national press club and an editor with al jazeera. he is here to my right. so thank you, jeff, for all that you have done and all that you continue to do. al jazeera media network opened its doors in 1996 with the packing of the emir of qatar and grew from one arabic channel into what is now one of the largest news organizations in the world, with ten channels in multiple languages, broadcast to 310 million households in over 100 countries. the network has worked very hard over the years to build a reputation for speaking truth to power and channeling the voice of the voiceless. al jazeera's rapid growth has been also marked with a remarkable series of highs and lows. since its inception, the network has won nearly 200 awards across its d

ellen ferguson, as well as the press club staff, specifically lindsay underwood, laura coker, and executive director, bill mccarron. now, yes. thank you. now to our guest. craig newmark is a jersey boy who reshaped the world of classified ads with the online mostly free craigslist. the business began as an e-mail service for his friends and colleagues to share information about local events and earned him a place in the internet hall of fame in 2012. n newmark handed over his managerial duties to jim buckmaster in 2000 but remains a major shareholder in the privately held company he began in 1995 and incorporated in 1999. now he's turned to philanthropy as a way to sustain what he calls, quote/unquote, trustworthy journalism. he has given $60 million to journalism efforts just over the last three years. [ applause ] that includes a $20 million gift to the city university of new york's graduate school of journalism and a gift that was announced just yesterday. $20 million to a brand-new non-profit journalism venture called the markup. so why is he compelled to spend part of his fortune on this mission? he'

betsy fisher-martin, lori russo, tamara hinton, bill lord, danny selnik, and the press club staff, especially lindsay underwood, laura coker, and executive director william mccarren. as president trump travels the country promoting candidates for the upcoming midterm elections, one of the topics he frequently mentions is his plan to establish a sixth branch of the u.s. armed forces. two weeks ago, the united states air force led by secretary heather wilson, our speaker today, delivered to the pentagon a proposal detailing the structure of a space force military department. which is to be included in the administration's fiscal year 2020 budget. to establish this new combat command, the proposal noted will require an estimated $13 billion over 5 years in added defense funding. it will also add another 13,000 employees to the federal payroll, including a new service secretary. just last week secretary wilson asserted in a speech we could no longer view space as a function. it is a warfighting mission. she also called it a mission which requires a separate department that, i quote, puts a war fighter's focus on space operatio