Turning the Big Knob:
An Evaluation of the Use of Energy Policy to Modulate Future Climate ImpactsRoger A. Pielke, Jr. and Roberta Klein
Environmental and Societal Impacts Group
National Center for Atmospheric Research*Daniel Sarewitz
Center for Science, Policy, and Outcomes
Columbia UniversityMay 22, 2000
Energy and Environment, 11 255-276
*The National Center for Atmospheric Research is sponsored by the National Science Foundation.
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