A new report outlines how to grow the economy and stymie climate change at the same time Economists, politicians and scientists have long debated how (and whether) climate change can be addressed without slowing the world economy. Now, a group of key business, finance and government leaders say they?ve identified a set of opportunities that are good for business and help the fight against climate change. In a new report released by the Global Commission on the Economy and the Climate, leaders call for at least $1 trillion in annual investment in clean energy, a tripling of funding for research and development of low-carbon technology and development of ?climate-smart? infrastructure, among other initiatives. In total, the recommendations could account for 96% of the necessary reductions in carbon emissions to stem ?dangerous climate change,? the report says.

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