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The limits of climate adaptation are social, not physical or economic

2013-04-29 21:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Grist: Presidential science advisor John Holdren is fond of saying that there are only three possible responses to climate change: mitigation, adaptation, and suffering. We`ll prevent what we can, adjust to what we can`t prevent, and suffer through what we can`t adjust to. All that remains is to determine the proportions. Lots of people are averse to large-scale suffering. But lots of people are also averse to substantial mitigation measures. This leaves them placing a great deal of faith in adaptation....

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