Transgenic Crops and Food Security
By the year 2050, there will be more than 9 billion people in the world; nearly 3 billion more than today.
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The Information Revolution and Power
The article discusses the impact of technological innovation and information technology on power and influence as of early 2014.
Energy RD&D Investments in the Major Emerging Economies and the United States
Energy technology innovation – improving how we produce and use energy – is critical for a transition towards sustainability.
The US Synthetic Fuels Corporation: Policy Consistency, Flexibility and the Long-term Consequences of Perceived Failures
Energy technology innovation – improving how we produce and use energy – is critical for a transition towards sustainability.
Public Engagement on Solar Radiation Management and Why it Needs to Happen Now
There have been a number of calls for public engagement in geoengineering in recent years.
Climate Policy Under Uncertainty: A Case for Solar Geoengineering
Solar Radiation Management (SRM) has two characteristics that make it useful for managing climate risk: it is quick and it is cheap.
Global R&D, Market Formation, and Diffusion Investments in Energy Technology Innovation
Energy technology innovation – improving how we produce and use energy – is critical for a transition towards sustainability.
Growing the Nutritional Revolution
The world is waking up to the urgent need to ensure that agriculture — through crop diversification — can help to address the world's nutritional needs.
With HealthCare.gov, the Government's Bad Management Skills are Showing Again
The plight of the Affordable Care Act Web site has focused attention on a problem that seldom receives it — the absence of good management in the U.S. government.
A Case for Climate Engineering
Climate engineering—which could slow the pace of global warming by injecting reflective particles into the upper atmosphere—has emerged in recent years as an extremely controversial technology.
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