This Climate One podcast is sponsored by General Motors.

How will we power our future? Can we create a healthy and clean economy?

Climate One at the Commonwealth Club is at the forefront of the global debate about energy, economy, and the environment.

Bringing together the brightest and most provocative leaders of our time,

Climate One is the place where big ideas get heard.

With thoughtful and insightful discussions on policy, business, science, and culture,

Climate One founder Greg Dalton gets to the heart of the matter.

It's our future. It's time to come together.

Would you want to breathe the air in Beijing or drink the water in Delhi?

No, I wouldn't either. I'm Greg Dalton. I'm with you on that one.

The astounding economic growth in Asia the past few decades has followed the Western model.

Grow now, clean up later. There is no later for the million Chinese people who die prematurely

each year from air pollution. But there is an upside for the million Chinese people who die prematurely each year from air pollution.

But there is an upside for Asian investors and entrepreneurs.

A new generation of companies in China and around Asia are realizing there's money to be made

in cleaning up the air, water, and land fouled by the mad dash to industrialize.

Over the next hour, we will talk about the greening of Asia,

what that means for Americans who like to breathe, drive cars, and have a retirement account.

We're pleased to have with us three guests.

Mark Clifford is the executive director of the Asia Business Council,

a CEO group based in Hong Kong.

He's author of The Greening of Asia, the business case for solving Asia's environmental emergency.

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