Senate, Consider Deforestation as Part of Climate Bill

• By Lincoln Chafee and John Podesta
• Special to Roll Call
• Oct. 20, 2009, Midnight

It is imperative that the United States find effective and economically viable solutions to the climate crisis. Our elected officials and business leaders ask how we can afford the global transition to a low-carbon economy. Around the globe, developing nations ask how they can afford to reduce their emissions without sacrificing their hopes for a better life. There is no single answer, but there is one unexpected solution that offers hope on both fronts.