The Climate Debate. Stern takes on his US critics.

The UK's climate change adviser, Sir Nicholas Stern, is bringing his message to the United States. He was invited this week to debate at Yale University with his critics.
Wednesday's New York Times carries a good account of the debate.

(for those who missed it, A commission led by Stern released a 700-page report in October calling for “urgent action” against global warming to prevent economic damage that could rival that of the world wars and the Great Depression. The Stern Review has become a major landmark in encouraging business leaders to take climate change more seriously. Some economists say Stern has exaggerated the dangers of global warming.)

Click here to read the NYT story with links to video of the debate.

Click here to read an excellent overview in the New York Review of Books.

- David Adams