Associated Press: A new global initiative wants to present a more persuasive argument for action on climate change by focusing on the economic benefits of doing so.
The Global Commission on the Economy and Climate is launching a year-long study to analyze the economic costs and benefits of acting against climate change. The results of the study, which will be undertaken by research institutes on five continents, will be released in September 2014 -- before a climate change conference that U.N. Secretary General...