{"id":750,"date":"2015-07-17T11:01:33","date_gmt":"2015-07-17T16:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/markets\/?p=750"},"modified":"2026-03-16T15:53:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T20:53:36","slug":"pbs-newshour-the-economic-options-for-combatting-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/markets\/2015\/07\/17\/pbs-newshour-the-economic-options-for-combatting-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"PBS NewsHour: The economic options for combatting climate change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The economic options for combatting climate change\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9VMR-S3jTzI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As greenhouse gases accumulate and global temperatures slowly rise, what can we do to insure against the catastrophes of climate change? 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