A few years ago two Princeton professors, physicist Robert Socolow and ecologist Stephen Pacala, devised a practical, straightforward framework to look at how we can acheive the daunting task of stabalizing our climate. Using "wedges" to conceptualize the variety of methods that can be implemented to reduce carbon emmissions, Socolow and Pacala have created a way to visualize the climate issue so that we can begin to effectively approach a solution. This article, published in the September 2006 edition of Scientific American, provides an introduction to their approach and is indispensible for anybody interested in how we can achieve an 80% reduction in carbon emissions by 2050. To view the entire article, click here (PDF 1.1MB) or on the image below.