Comments on: The new climate denial: adaptation over mitigation

By: georgia

georgia — Mon, 15 May 2023 05:09:13 +0000

I think something missing in this is that a lot of really good adaptation and risk reduction measures ARE mitigation measures either directly or indirectly. Think nature based solutions at the strategic level, restoring wetlands, supporting biodiversity, urban ngahere (though not actually a very good drawdown method according to carbon sequestration data, it reduces carbon emitted from buildings needing to heat up and cool down due to temperature moderation of urban vegetation), riparian planting on a large scale, protecting and restoring natural features like sand dunes, mangroves. Normalising the use of blue green infrastructure… its not either or, and they arent really so different once you look into it.

By: Eliz Walker

Eliz Walker — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 15:07:12 +0000

Mitigation & adaptation needed now: cows, coal, gas etc… Our Transport, energy and other models must change. Degrowth offers possibilities, as does regenerative farming. I hope new graduates are equipped to take on the changes needed. Neither politicians nor farmers nor business leaders are serious about change. Thanks for your focus & your post.

By: JAMES

JAMES — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 22:18:02 +0000

“A low-carbon society IS possible”

maybe. that society will probably look rather different to what we have now!

“will actually be good for our economy.”

what do you mean by ‘good’?
It’s unclear to me white zealand as a settler-exporting state can survive without livestock farming, tourism, mineral exports (including aluminium) – that’s pretty much our top ten exports right there.

almost certainly not with three million unwanted unconstitutional white settlers…

It’s not an either or situation. It’s both.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 06:11:22 +0000

4.5