The best news is the fight against global warming increasingly will be a business opportunity rather than a political responsibility. When companies see the opportunity, it doesn’t matter so much anymore what politicians do or think. We are getting at that point with renewable energy prices rapidly falling and the electric car revolution gathering steam. This report of a renowned renewable energy agency confirms the trend: Efforts to slow climate change won’t just keep the planet habitable; they will also boost the world economy by $19 trillion while creating millions of jobs by 2050.
