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Adaptation, Mitigation and Suffering

Posted By mike On August 29, 2010 @ 1:04 pm In News, Politics, Connect the Dots, Small Foot Print, Global Warming | 1 Comment

I think that covers our options.

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[3] Real adaptation is as politically tough as real mitigation, but much more expensive and not as effective in reducing future misery

Rhetorical adaptation, however, is a political winner. Too bad it means preventable suffering for billions.
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We basically have three choices: mitigation, adaptation and suffering. We’re going to do some of each. The question is what the mix is going to be. The more mitigation we do, the less adaptation will be required and the less suffering there will be.
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August 27, 2010

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