Given the consistent global refusal to cut back on energy usage and the fact that building out current technology (mostly wind and solar) will only get us halfway to zero carbon, our only hope lies in better technology.
Donald Trump, as part of his war against little ol' California, says he is revoking the state's waiver to set its own pollution rules under the Clean Air Act. Can he get away with it?
No one thinks that personal commitments to lifestyle changes will ever have a serious impact on global warming. Only large-scale government action can do that.
Anyone with a 3-digit IQ can do a bit of googling and come up with a set of policies to reduce carbon emissions. But a plan—now that's a different thing.