‘Climate Change Is Impacting People’s Lives, Now. Not at Some Time in the Future’
Some contrarian climate scientists have claimed that developing clean energy sources is unwise for these countries -- insisting incorrectly that dirty energy is the future. Most of us are smarter than that.
Posted by Guest Author, John Abraham As I have written before, I have a particular interest in smart energy sources for the developing world. Issues of climate change and energy supply meet as countries try to provide basic services…
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