Monday mornings are tough enough. But they are even harder to handle when the news includes items like this: "Climate change could push more than 100 million into extreme poverty by 2030 by disrupting agriculture and fueling the spread of malaria and other diseases, the World Bank said in a report Sunday.
Influential Voices Urging Carbon Fees
Three very influential international figures are saying that the best way to address climate change is to put a fee on carbon.
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim expressed that view October 7 during a panel discussion at the joint annual meeting of their organizations in Lima.