Obama climate czar has socialist ties Group sees 'global governance' as solution Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times January 12, 200 Until last week, Carol M. Browner, President-elect Barack Obama's pick as global warming czar, was listed as one of 14 leaders of a socialist group's Commission for a Sustainable World Society, which calls for "global governance" and says rich countries must shrink their economies to address climate change. She's the ethically-challenged former EPA Administrator under Bill Clinton...