- 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?...
...That sounds accurate. It also sounds completely different from this notorious exchange from the same pair, back on September 1, 2023:
Mark Leibovich: Can I just actually just point out, though, that, I mean, it’s not just making an issue of Biden’s age, it’s lying, it’s saying he’s senile, saying he’s demented, saying he’s out of it. I mean, I think it’s important to sort of state for a fact that a lot of these are just --
Jeffrey Goldberg: Right. Mentally, he’s quite acute.
Leibovich: It seems like it...