Microsoft has pushed out a software update (note that they could not just revoke certificates and replace them, they had to change their software) to address Flame and the authors of Flame have begun to erase it from infected machines.
The authors of the study reckon that it is difficult to address risky sexual behaviour when a significant segment of the population strongly believes that such behaviour is morally wrong.
The authors say that while cutting back on soot is important, cutting carbon dioxide emissions is the best way to address climate change in the long term.