November 18, 2009 at 08:45PM
Sustainability 2030 in Energy, Research, Resources - Periodical
According to a physicist friend of mine, a colleague of his, Moses at the Lawrence Livermore Lagoratory's National Ignition Facility, we might be there in a year or so once the world's largest laser to power the fusion has been field tested!
If you don't want to hold your breath, and don't necessarily see an instant carbon neutral fix in this scenario, See also John Holdren's take on sustainability. As a young physicist forty years ago, he switched careers from nuclear fusion to the energy and resources trajectory which linked him to sustainability and arms control.
Journal Entryby Sustainability 2030on January 10, 2009
John Holdren, provided a comprehensive overview of the sustainability challenge during his plenary address to the 2007 AAAS annual meeting in San Francisco. Access it using the links below or go to the AAAS website: Fileby Sustainability 2030on January 10, 2009
Meeting the Climate Change Challenge Journal Entryby Sustainability 2030on March 23, 2009, 8th John H. Chafee Memorial Lecture John P. Holdren President and Director, Woods Hole Research Center Teresa and John Heinz Professor of Enviornmental Policy, Harvard University Meeting the Climate Change Challenge Report (PDF) Video (WMV) Slides (PDF) Biography 6:00pm, Thursday, January 17, ...