(WI) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – Cutting carbon dioxide emissions won’t be cheap, but delaying action on addressing global warming will be worse, both for the environment and the Midwest economy.

That’s the conclusion of a report released Monday by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. The group is urging that the Midwest turn the challenge of energy and climate change into a competitive advantage and says enactment of greenhouse gas regulations is “essential to the Midwest’s future prosperity and competitiveness.”

The study released Monday by the global affairs council’s energy task force said the region can tap its potential in the areas of energy efficiency and low-carbon energy production, including renewable energy, nuclear power and advanced coal-fired power plants that bury the carbon dioxide released from burning coal underground. More