Guardian: As legacy issues go, saving the planet from global warming would put all others in the shade. But can US president Barack Obama do it? The question has two answers, one at home and one abroad.
He is certainly reinvigorated in his determination to tackle climate change. In his first term, those wanting action were too often left parsing single sentences to divine the intentions of the president. Obama's inaugural speech on Monday left no room for doubt.
The section on climate change was the...