Will Progress in Climatology Affect Mitigation Policy?
Will progress in climatology affect mitigation policy? Not very much, no.
“Steven Chu, the new secretary of energy, said Wednesday that solving the world’s energy and environment problems would require Nobel-level breakthroughs in three areas: electric batteries, solar power and the development of new crops that can be turned into fuel.”
according to a recent article in the New York Times. [more]