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"The world is set to miss the 1.5°C global warming target, and plans are
underway for UN climate talks in the Pacific and Turkey.
Climate mitigation – reducing or preventing greenhouse emissions – was once
treated as the only legitimate response to global warming. In comparison,
climate adaptation – trying to adjust to global warming – was seen as a form of
defeatism, or worse, hubris.
But that taboo has long since lifted: our collective failure to prevent climate
change means adaptation is now an essential part of climate policy.
Similarly, attitudes to actively removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
have undergone an evolution. While there are reasons to doubt whether carbon
removal can work at scale, Australia’s “net zero emissions” plans rely on these
interventions.
Now, the taboo surrounding another controversial form of climate intervention –
solar radiation modification (SRM) – appears to be lifting."
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
