David Keith response to The New Nature

We must choose between alternate futures.

The Fossil Fuel Divestment Movement Can Succeed Where Politics Failed

The divestment movement’s moral clarity entails a risk if advocates shift from demonizing fossil fuels to demonizing the people who dig them up. 

A Case for Climate Engineering

Harvard climate scientist David Keith leads a discussion about his new book, A Case for Climate Engineering, explaining climate engineering as a tool to combat global warming. He is joined by MIT political scientists Kenneth Oye and Stephen Van Evera. 

A Case for Climate Engineering

Keith explores a challenging proposal; climate engineering is no silver bullet.

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