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"The deep complexities of climate change raise a myriad of challenges for
humanity – not least of which is how best to respond. Should we throw ourselves
into slashing carbon emissions and stabilising Earth’s climate as soon as
possible? Or accept our fate and go into survival mode?
A recently published book tackles this question. In
Living Hot: Surviving and
Thriving on a Heating Planet, public ethicist Clive Hamilton and energy expert
George Wilkenfeld urge Australia to get serious about climate adaptation.
Many of the pair’s arguments make perfect sense. The path to decarbonisation is
challenging, and progress has been far too slow. And of course, the world has
already heated far too much and more damage is already locked in – so adapting
is vital.
However, I disagree with the central thesis of the book: that humanity cannot
adapt adequately to climate change if we keep trying so hard to reduce
emissions. This is not an either-or proposition: we must do both."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
