Energy Experts Describe Global Energy Progress—and Hurdles—in Talk at AAAS

Finding energy sources that are abundant, affordable, secure, and of limited threat to the environment is now a top concern for virtually every country in world, experts said at a seminar at AAAS in Washington, D.C.

In an open discussion in the AAAS auditorium, Daniel A. Reifsnyder, a U.S. State Department negotiator on international environmental issues, and Mark M. Little, a senior vice president at General Electric, said governments and corporations worldwide are wrestling with complex technical and policy issues that must be resolved to satisfy a growing need for an energy supply that does not hasten global climate change.

To learn more about the first talks in the "Science and Society: Global Challenges" series, co-sponsored by AAAS, read the full story.