If the problem is excess saving, and if uncertainty erodes confidence, a massive injection of liquidity such as the ECB’s in response to the subprime crisis may be necessary but not sufficient.

如果问题是胜于储蓄，而且如果不确定性破坏信心，那么，类似欧洲央行回应次级房贷危机而大量注入流动性或许是必要的，但确实不够的。

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But investment in the required R&D – in the technology of capture, transport, injection, and sealing, and in geologic exploration for sites suitable for permanent storage – will be beyond the purview of any private interest.

但是投资所需要的研发工作是任何私人机构所无法承担的，包括提取、运输、灌注和密封的技术以及对适合永久储存的地点的地理探测。

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