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The article discusses a paper concerning the leadership role of the U.S. government in addressing climate change, published in the September-October 2008 issue of "Foreign Affairs." The paper emphasized the irreversible harm caused by human activity to the environment and the economic costs of unmanaged global warming. A four-part cap-and-invest strategy for energy efficiency and clean-power generation is proposed for the U.S. government.

The article discusses a paper proposing a new five-year Manhattan project for clean energy, written by Lamar Alexander and published in the summer 2008 issue of "Issues in Science and Technology." The proposal aims to enable the nation to deal with the increasing gasoline and electricity prices, climate change threats and national security challenges. Such proposal is based on the Manhattan Project created by former U.S. President Roosevelt in 1942. The energy challenges included in the proposal are cited.

Presents an abstract of the paper "Possible Responses to Global Climate Change: Integrating Mitigation and Adaptation," by Thomas J. Wilbanks and Sally M. Kane published in the June 2003 issue of "Environment" journal.

The article discusses the paper "The Climate for Change," by Al Gore, published in the November 2008 issue of "The New York Times." According to Gore, the procedures to solve the climate crisis are the same procedures needed to address the economic and energy security crises. He proposed a five-point plan to re-power the U.S. with carbon-free electricity resources. Such plan include offering incentives for solar thermal plants and wind farms, and the construction of a unified national smart grid for renewable energy transport.