Forbes: Are the stars finally aligned for a global climate change treaty?
After years of frustration, momentum seemed to change in an instant last Monday. President Obamas second inaugural address made it clear he was going to lead the world on the issue, his words a clarion call to action as one observer put it.
Obamas first term was marked by one failure after another on the climate issue. For instance, his efforts to craft an agreement at Copenhagen in December 2009 were frustrated by developing...