In fact, thetechnology that the industry is counting on toreduce the carbon dioxideemissions that add toglobalwarning - carbon captureandstorage - is notnow commercially available.
The WHO's Phase 5 threat warning signals that a global pandemic could be imminent, but has yet to develop, with human-to-human transmission occurring in many geographical locations.
VOA: standard.2009.04.30
Scientists tend now to see geo-engineering research as a form of insurance policy against the effects of continued globalwarning, not as an excuse for downplaying the problem, nor for tolerating more carbon emissions in the meantime.
Professor Lipkin is one of the leading advocates of a global early warning system for contagious disease to reduce the risk of the sort of pandemic seen in Contagion.