Irish Examiner view: Verification has huge role in climate wars

Consumer and environmental interests have accused car-makers of greenwashing.

Progress is often a rocky road. A game-changing advance can carry a shadow of doubt or encourage short-term perceptions that influence acceptance, but do not outweigh the redemptive potential of the innovation.

 The cultural aversion to nuclear power is an example. Had science won that debate, our energy landscape, our carbon footprint and looming fines, might be very different.