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Published online 4 March 2009 | Nature 458, 21 (2009) | doi:10.1038/458021a
Column: Party of One
The climate to get things done
Despite huge obstacles, political forces in Washington may finally get greenhouse-gas legislation moving, says David Goldston.
Last week, in his first address to Congress, President Barack Obama laid out an ambitious agenda that includes tackling the fiscal 2010 budget, financial reform, health insurance, education, Social Security and Medicare, and greenhouse-gas restrictions. Of these daunting issues, climate change may be the most complex and problematic — both politically and intellectually.
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