Adaptation itself requires a whole lot of cement and steel, which requires a lot of affordable, reliable energy, not wind and solar. And that means higher, incremental CO2 emissions.
Tag: Adaptation
Private adaptation to Climate risks: Evidence from the world’s largest mining companies
Private companies have in recent years started to disclose information about their exposure and responses to climate risks.
More Evidence for Rapid Coral Adaptation
By Jim Steele Good news continues to accumulate regards corals’ ability to rapidly adjust to changing climates. The view of coral resilience has been dominated by the narrative of a…
Four fronts for climate policy
Reposted from Judith Curry’s Climate Etc. Posted on March 25, 2019 by curryja by Judith Curry “For decades, scientists and policymakers have framed the climate-policy debate in a simple way:…
Coral Adaptation and Epigenetics
By Rud Istvan WUWT has posted several excellent articles by Jim Steele on how global warming alarmism uses corals as the poster child for warming and acidifying oceans, none of…
Talking Truth to Climate Consensus
By Rud Istvan A sound bite summary* The climate consensus now has two derogation levels for those who disagree. Climate ‘contrarians’ like Bjørn Lomborg disagree about mitigation policies. Climate ‘deniers’…
Global warming to kill fruit flies – and this is a bad thing?
Evolutionary straitjacket means flies can’t take the heat Many species of fruit fly lack the ability to adapt effectively to predicted increases in global temperatures and may face extinction in…
We have, can, and must continue to adjust to climate change – and not kill billions.
Eradicating the world of crude oil usage, without first having a replacement in mind, would be immoral and evil, as extreme shortages of the products now manufactured from fossil fuels will…