Gladwyn d’Souza#AcceleratingKeelingCurve: I think you’ll find that the very voices championing #adaptation are among the most likely to also oppose #immigration. So the #1 way that humans have adapted over the #history of #humanity is a non-starter to the “we’ll adapt” crowd.
#DeterioratingCarbonSinks: Building sea walls to guard against rising ocean levels, #infrastructure to handle extreme #precipitation events, or adding #airconditioning to #mitigate #heatwaves all cost a lot of money.
Who’s going to foot the bill for this?
#EcoFascism: Make no mistake, as the #rich adapt to #protect themselves, in many cases they’re going to screw over the #poor. This is what “we’ll adapt” really means- Andrew Dessler @theclimatebrink channeling Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Talents.