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World Bank to W: There Is No Free Climate Lunch

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Energy and environment ministers from the world’s top 20 polluting nations are meeting in Mexico to consider the economic costs of climate change. Former World Bank chief economist Sir Nicholas Stern is expected to say rich nations must cut emissions immediately, and help developing nations adapt.

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