When one conisders the combination of fossil fuels, deforestation, 6.6 billion people breathing, plat life limits, (in some cases increased adaptation of course) some bad energy policy decisions in light of sophisticated applications of data, math etc... what do you propose humanity might want to do, in order to reverse or atleast slow down current trends related to AGW in conjunction with natural processes? (realclimate.org)
And it is more than the geographic expanse of the country that complicates energy policy decisions. (scientificamerican.com)
What the authors would like to see is the prospect of limited and expensive coal get a serious consideration; currently, most energy policy decisions, such as a focus on carbon capture and storage for coal plants, assume that coal will remain cheap enough to compensate for its added costs. (arstechnica.com)