In comments that clearly showed his frustration at the slow pace of negotiations, the UN

For the past one week, negotiators from all over the world have been meeting in Bonn to take forward the unfinished work of the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference last December and prepare the ground for the completion of global comprehensive agreement in the next conference in Cancun, Mexico, slated at the end of this year.

Much of the problems associated with the application of technology can be traced to the absence of any social science input into the foundation or structuring of science research in our contemporary world. Civil society interventions are almost invariably seen as irritants to science, while Weberian experts are expected to understand the social impact of the adaptation of new technologies.