Some regard any discussion of the climatic effects of renewable energy, and waste heat, as a distraction from the far more urgent task of cutting greenhouse gas emissions. (newscientist.com)
A central and urgent task for the theologian is to address the problems of violence and the need for order within a legal democratic framework. (religion-online.org)
But some critics, citing the vaccine's modest efficacy in early trials, see it as a costly distraction from the more urgent task of identifying and treating cases as early as possible. (science.sciencemag.org)