Yannai Kashtan and his colleagues propose that universities should sever research links with fossil-fuel companies (Nature 612, 404; 2022). We argue that collaboration in some areas is essential to ensure a timely transition to clean energy, given the substantial funding needed to quickly develop and scale up green technologies.
Competing Interests
The authors research directions on electrochemical CO2 reduction to fuels and feedstocks are partly funded by a joint Shell and PPP-allowance from Top Consortia for Knowledge and Innovation (TKI’s) of the Netherland’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate.
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