News from the Paris climate-change conference as it develops…

1:00 PM EST: President Obama’s idea of “economic liberty” is beautifully captured in this paraphrase from The Associated Press:

President Barack Obama says the private sector needs to have a seat at the table as the world’s governments attempt to curb global warming.

He says that governments will set the targets that nations will try to reach, but it will be scientists, private sector investors and workers who will largely determine whether those goals are met.

Obama’s remarks come as part of an event in which at least 19 governments and 28 investors were announcing billions of dollars toward researching and developing clean energy technology.

So the private sector gets a “seat at the table” … by which Obama means they’ll meekly submit to the diktats of the political elite, but they’ll have some discretion in how they go about fulfilling those orders.

Read the article “Liveblog: The Paris Climate Conference, Day 1” on breitbart.com.