– Sad to say that many people are now recognizing that things have gone too far to stop climate change so they are beginning to think pragmatically about how we can best cope with the changes that are coming. Sad, because avoiding the problem was always within our grasp if we could but find the wisdom and the will to reach out and act. Idealistically, I still hope we will find the will and act. But, pragmatically, I suspect we do need to recognize that the changes are coming.
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Science Daily — Temperatures are rising on Earth, which is heating up the debate over global warming and the future of our planet, but what may be needed most to combat global warming is a greater focus on adapting to our changing planet, says a team of science policy experts writing in this week’s Nature magazine.
While many consider it taboo, adaptation to global climate change needs to be recognized as just as important as “mitigation,” or cutting back, of greenhouse gases humans pump into Earth’s atmosphere. The science policy experts, writing in the Feb. 8, 2007 issue of Nature, say adapting to the changing climate by building resilient societies and fostering sustainable development would go further in securing a future for humans on a warming planet than just cutting gas emissions.
“New ways of thinking about, talking about and acting on climate change are necessary if a changing society is to adapt to a changing climate,” the researchers state in “Lifting the Taboo on Adaptation.”
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