New Scientist: Despite the global economic downturn, spending money now to keep climate change in check makes sense as it will save us money in the long run. A new analysis has found that boosting spending is worth it because the chances of preventing catastrophic warming increases linearly with the amount invested. Michiel Schaeffer at the University of Wageningen in the Netherlands and colleagues used data from climate models to look at how the cost of cutting emissions is linked to the …