"Challenging the Economics of Climate Solutions"

"Ahead of the UN climate talks, a high-level panel makes the case that investing in climate solutions is the smart-money choice."

"Nations don't have to choose between promoting prosperity and tackling climate change, according to a report released today by an international panel of government and business leaders.

In an effort to shape next week's United Nations Climate Summit, the group of high-ranking executives and officials detailed how countries can grow their economies at the same time they act to halt global warming.

The recommendations of the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate, led by former Mexico president Felipe Calderon, include ideas long part of the climate action agenda: Build more compact cities with better mass transit, restore degraded land, stop deforestation, phase out fossil fuel subsidies, set a price on carbon. But the commission aimed at garnering new and broader support by compiling evidence that the steps also can drive positive economic transformation."

Marianne Lavelle reports for the Daily Climate September 16, 2014.

SEE ALSO:

"At Least 150 Companies Prep for Carbon Prices" (USA TODAY)

"Climate Change Report: Prevent Damage By Overhauling Global Economy" (Guardian)

"New Climate Economy: It’s Not Just Another Report" (Responding to Climate Change)

"Fixing Climate Change May Add No Costs, Report Says" (New York Times)

"China, the Climate and the Fate of the Planet" (Rolling Stone)

"Climate Change Remedies 'Affordable', Says Global Body" (BBC News)

"Fight Against Climate Change Seen Driving Economic Growth" (Bloomberg)

"President Obama Has a Huge Gas Problem" (Aljazeera America)