The World Bank says dealing with climate change will require hundreds of billions a year in public and private financing.

VOA: special.2009.12.12

The World Bank projects hundreds of billions of dollars a year, in private and public money, will be needed for the climate change transition.

VOA: standard.2009.12.11

It also recommends a coordinated climate adaptation research program and a national climate service to better inform all levels of government, the private sector, and the general public, about what climate change will mean for them.

VOA: standard.2010.06.14

The criminals responsible for stealing the private email correspondence of climate scientists at the University of East Anglia seem to be pursuing a similar strategy.

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Obviously, therefore, a climate conducive to such private sector activities is essential if the necessary, synergistic approach is to be utilized.

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Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission ordered private companies to publish estimates of the climate-related risks they face.

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