You included only the second part of the quote. The full quote is: "If you want to understand how nature works, you have to understand it on the mineral and gr

You included only the second part of the quote. The full quote is: "If you want to understand how nature works, you have to understand it on the mineral and grain scale, and this is also the way forward for us to find solutions for this climatic catastrophe. If you study these natural processes, there's a good chance you will stumble on something that will be actually useful." I don't see anything wrong with including Jagoutz's thoughts on this. Maybe you disagree, but including it in the article gives us an idea of the authors' thinking.