As the latest round of United Nations climate negotiations began in Durban, South Africa, expectations could scarcely have been lower. A globally binding deal is further away than ever. That makes considerable warming from climate change inevitable.
As co-chair of Working Group III of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), I would like to clarify your misleading implication that I recommend geoengineering as an option for attaining ambitious climate targets (Nature 468, 13