Policymakers should abandon fraught carbon-reduction negotiations, and instead make agreements to invest in research and development to get this technology to the level where it needs to be. Not only would this have a much greater chance of actually addressing climate change, but it would also have a much greater chance of political success.
政策制定者们应当抛弃繁杂的碳减排谈判，取而代之的则是达成协定，共同投资研究和改进技术，使之达到一个可供有效利用的水平。这不仅对于我们切实应对气候变化是一个更好的机遇，也将会给政治胜利带来更多胜算。21世纪最大的排放国，包括印度和中国在内，肯定不情愿签署艰难并且代价昂贵的排放目标。但他们可能会更加愿意接受一个更为实惠、明智、并且受益更多的创新之路。