In the absence of concerted climate-focused policy, cheap renewable energy and booming demand may be a recipe for adding green energy without retiring the dirty stuff, letting emissions climb as the rollout of renewables continues.”

May 8, 2025 By Charles Komanoff Leave a Comment

NY Times science and climate writer David Wallace-Wells, in Climate Change Urgency Has Declined. The Green Transition Hasn’t., April 30.

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Michael Oppenheimer, a professor of geosciences and international affairs at Princeton University, noted that solving climate change means undertaking a large number of seemingly small measures, like curbing emissions from automobiles, oil and gas wells, air travel, landfills, buildings and more. ‘Just because there are multiple contributors to a problem doesn’t mean we should excuse all but the top one,’ Dr. Oppenheimer said. ‘Just because a polluter’s emissions are decreasing doesn’t mean that they aren’t still far too high.’ “

NY Times, Documents Show E.P.A. Wants to Erase Greenhouse Gas Limits on Power Plants, May 24.