Earth Day 2023: Closing the gap between climate adaptation and mitigation

Adaption provides many benefits

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Climate adaptation is becoming an urgent necessity from a social and economic standpoint, yet it still is not receiving enough attention – or financing – from the investment community.

And while climate mitigation and climate adaptation are two different objectives, considering one without the other would be short-sighted and could ultimately lead to worsened climate impacts. FCA to create statutory panel in response to parliamentary criticism of SDR Take air conditioning for example, it can help humans adapt to extreme heat, yet it can also detract from climate change mitigation efforts because of its high electricity consumption and emission of fluorocarbons. Mitigation and adaptation are two sides of the same coin: you cannot really have one without considerin...

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