David Turver: The Net Zero cure is worse than climate change disease | Tallbloke's Talkshop

David Turver: The Net Zero cure is worse than climate change disease | Tallbloke's Talkshop

• The strategy of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases to Net Zero is classified as a “mitigation strategy” in the parlance of the IPCC. 
• The alternative strategy is adaptation which means taking measures to adjust to climate change such as building flood defences, irrigation systems or developing new strains of crops to cope better with changing weather patterns. 
• Most spending effort in the West is geared towards mitigation. 
• But, what if the Net Zero cure is worse than the disease?
•  What if mitigation is less effective than adaptation?...