We wrote this piece (in PDF) for The Atlantic Monthly in 2000. It seems to have held up pretty well since then, though it is true that in this piece we don’t talk much about energy policy. If climate policy is to do any better than it present performance– both with respect to adaptation and mitigation — than a reframing of the issue is going to be necessary. Right now the approach is simply to turn up the volume on a framing that is fundamentally flawed. It’s a bit like talking louder to someone who doesn’t speak your language. Sure, you’ll get their attention, but eventually they’ll tune you out.

Have a look at our paper, comments welcomed.