The Dangerous Illusion of Climate Resilience

Wealthy nations rely on climate adaptation while evading responsibility for global harm

Climate disasters are escalating in frequency and scope, but a growing global reliance on adaptation instead of mitigation is allowing the wealthiest countries to sidestep meaningful climate action.Peter Sutoris writes for Undark.In short:The global focus has shifted from preventing climate change (mitigation) to adjusting to it (adaptation), driven largely by wealthy nations reluctant to alter fossil fuel-based economies.Communities in the Glob…

The Dangerous Illusion of Climate Resilience

The latest floods, wildfires, and other disasters reveal the flaws of adaptation as the main response to climate change.