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   Andrew Dessler (andrewdessler@mastodon.world)'s status on Friday, 06-Oct-2023 10:45:29 JST Andrew Dessler

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   @GhostOnTheHalfShell @breadandcircuses

   The point of my article is not that we CANNOT adapt, it's that the people pushing adaptation have zero interest in actually doing it. Instead, it's an excuse to do nothing.

   We absolutely can and need to adapt. But we also need to decarbonize. We need to do everything.

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     GhostOnTheHalfShell (ghostonthehalfshell@masto.ai)'s status on Friday, 06-Oct-2023 10:45:30 JST GhostOnTheHalfShell

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     @breadandcircuses @andrewdessler

     I still think there is too much worshiping of renewables.

     Permaculture and its ability to retain moisture and co2 in soil, car free cities, de-energizing other things like passive building heat/cooling. All these things can be done now, at a local level and in all ways, not just to mitigate global heating, saves time, lives, money and energy.

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     Bread and Circuses (breadandcircuses@climatejustice.social)'s status on Friday, 06-Oct-2023 10:45:31 JST Bread and Circuses

     "You worry too much. Everything's going to be fine. Humans are the most adaptable species on the planet. We've always adapted before, and so of course we also can adapt to climate change."

     Ever hear something like that?

     Andrew Dessler (@andrewdessler), a climate scientist and Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at Texas A&M, offers a response to the optimistic "We'll adapt" crowd...
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     “Humans have always adapted.”

     If you’ve followed the climate debate, you’ve inevitably come across these soothing words, usually made by someone rich, often working for a think tank whose agenda is stopping action on climate change.

     The argument taps into the romantic notion of human resilience, suggesting that adaptation is not just possible but a simple, cost-free solution to the climate catastrophe unfolding before us.

     This view is overly optimistic. Adaptation, far from being an easy way out, is shaping up to be an absolute nightmare.

     Here’s why.
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     FULL ARTICLE -- https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/adaptation-to-climate-change-will

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