College of the Environment Oceanography Professor Jim Murray led a panel discussion at the recent Geological Society of America meeting in Denver, talking about carbon emissions and their connection to climate change.  Panelists argue that the catastrophic effects of climate change may be averted not because of policy changes in how we use fossil fuels, but in the availability of the fossil fuels themselves.  As carbon-based sources of fuel become more difficult to extract from the ground, there will become fewer options and an increased need to seek alternatives.  Read more about what the panelists had to say in Scientific American.

Eric Kounce
Eric Kounce