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“Misanthropy is a poor prescription for policy reform, even for a problem as serious as climate change may be. Even governments that signed onto the Kyoto Accord are failing to meet their targets. And it is simply inconceivable that China and India will dramatically reduce their carbon emissions if this means slowing economic growth. Nordhaus and Shellenberger believe Kyoto has failed not only because it has failed to slow global warming, but also because it has closed off discussion of alternative approaches. They understand a key policy goal is to increase energy consumption so the world’s poorest people can continue their climb out of poverty. The challenge, and it’s daunting, is to do it in a way that moves us toward more secure, and cleaner, sources of energy.” (07/02/08)