It's time for a national carbon trading program

At no time in the past have the prospects for progress on climate change been more positive

As with any new year and new plan, there are many hopes for the future. We will all be looking for signs favoring our own favorite policy, program, or sector.

Since I am an environmental economist, I look for green shoots, and I am very optimistic about the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20) because the ground has been so well prepared.