Editor's Summary
13 November 2008
Global economics: science facing the crunch
In a Special Report, Nature reporters take a health check of the world's scientific enterprise as we enter a global economic downturn being billed as the as the worst since the Great Depression. How will industry, academia, government and the energy economy cope? And will the clamour for cheap energy prove a fatal setback for many low-carbon energy technologies?
Editorial: Danger and opportunity
The response to the financial crisis needs to go beyond the immediate pressures. Policy-makers must seize this moment to solidify the science and innovation required for sustained economic growth.
doi:10.1038/456141a
