Technology will have to keep us cool.

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Regulations alone will not stabilize climate or curb global warming, reports an international team of climate and technology experts that includes Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, engineer Howard Herzog. What is needed are advances in alternative sources of energy that allow both climate stabilization and economic development.

The researchers evaluate several advanced technologies for their ability to supply carbon emission-free energy and their potential for large-scale commercialization. They found that no existing replacement source nor combination thereof, adequately could supplant the power...