The problem for Mr. Romm is that most economic analyses of climate change show that benefits don't exceed costs
for aggressive mitigation (see Manzi's comments, for instance).
Not exact matches
Further, while increased
mitigation efforts will reduce climate impacts, even the most
aggressive mitigation efforts will not eliminate the need
for substantial adaptation.
The challenge
for our national leaders is to start very
aggressive mitigation long before then, before everyone «gets» it.
The time has come to proactively prepare
for those impacts and to place efforts to build climate resilience on equal footing with
aggressive mitigation efforts.
Two articles recently published in the peer - review literature seek to answer two related questions: What role could utilizing vegetation burning
for energy, with methods to capture the carbon dioxide emitted, have in
aggressive short - term climate
mitigation in western North America?
Further, while increased
mitigation efforts will reduce climate impacts, even the most
aggressive mitigation efforts will not eliminate the need
for substantial adaptation, particularly in developing countries which will be disproportionately affected.