The Kyoto Protocol is set to expire in 2012. Key developed countries appear unlikely to sign on to a new serious international agreement to…
In this
article the author discusses the position of science in public policies
in the U.S. She mentions the views of physicist John…
Water and energy are closely linked. The water industry is energy-intensive, consuming electricity for desalination, pumping, and treatment…
Previous research on the determinants of effectiveness in knowledge systems seeking to support
sustainable development has highlighted the…
Interim management: Today’s U.S. commercial nuclear reactors will generate on the order of 100,000 metric tons of spent fuel containing…
On 31 March 2010, a British parliamentary committee exonerated Philip D. Jones, director of the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) at the…
This report presents an overview of research horizons in sustainability science. Its motivation is to help harness science and technology…
In spite of the difficult fiscal situation, President Obama's FY 2011 budget request for energy research, development, and demonstration (…
Ecosystem stewardship is an action-oriented framework
intended to foster the social–ecological sustainability of a rapidly changing planet…
Even as the US debates an economy-wide CO2 cap-and-trade policy the transportation sector remains a significant oil security and climate…