DoE’s Winberg: Tech will solve CO₂ emissions

US fossil energy secretary Steven Winberg has faith that technological developments will be enough to mitigate CO₂ emissions and provide hydrocarbons with a long-term future

“I am not a climate scientist” US assistant secretary for fossil energy Steven Winberg says as he sits down with Petroleum Economist during February. But while he would not be drawn on his personal views on climate change, he is a keen advocate of some of its solutions. “I am a technology developer, that is what I have done my entire career,” he says. “Clearly, there is a move around the world to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Different countries feel differently about it, have different schedules and want to reach different levels of ­reduction.” What is his personal view on the need to control carbon emissions? “I am not a climate scientist, I am a technology developer. That is what I ha