Clinton's Formula for Curbing Climate Change

Explore how climate change and foreign policy intersect, highlighting economic strategies for sustainable growth.

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Lost amid swine flu frenzy is the import of yesterday's speech by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, on climate change and foreign policy. But the ever reliable Keith Johnson at Environmental Capital caught it:

What was really interesting was Ms. Clinton's argument about the economics of tackling climate change. Basically, she said that curbing greenhouse-gas emissions is more than just compatible with economic growth"”it is a necessary condition for sustained growth, above all for the developing world.

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