tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post866784270395719721..comments2023-11-03T11:37:04.473+00:00Comments on nothing new under the sun: Mitigation vs adaptation: a question of prudencebyron smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-4021710802548351662013-09-21T12:39:49.455+01:002013-09-21T12:39:49.455+01:00A phrase I've heard numerous people use recent...A phrase I've heard numerous people use recently: we need to adapt to changes that are unavoidable and avoid changes that are unadaptable. That neatly puts Holdren's point.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-81665178660372959302010-05-31T10:33:59.219+01:002010-05-31T10:33:59.219+01:00And here is the original source, which the Telegra...And <a href="http://royalsociety.org/Royal-Society-to-publish-new-guide-to-the-science-of-climate-change/" rel="nofollow">here</a> is the original source, which the Telegraph didn't bother to link to. The Telegraph piece makes it sound like they interviewed Rees, rather than just re-hashing the news page of the RS.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-55521382611571129292010-05-30T15:29:04.019+01:002010-05-30T15:29:04.019+01:00Absolutely - wait until they actually bring out th...Absolutely - wait until they actually bring out the document and we'll see what it says, rather than what journalists expect it might say.<br /><br />Here's part of the article Gordon mentioned.<br />---------------------<br />Lord Martin Rees, President of the Royal Society, admitted that the case for man-made global warming has been exaggerated in the past.<br />He emphasised that the byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-81099900790971108712010-05-30T04:29:39.294+01:002010-05-30T04:29:39.294+01:00From the article, a quote from the Society's p...From the article, a quote from the Society's president:<br /><br /><i>Science is organised scepticism and the consensus must shift in light of the evidence.</i><br /><br />Indeed.Gordon Chenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07588151868151940982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-81196678364414082502010-05-30T04:26:47.566+01:002010-05-30T04:26:47.566+01:00Speaking of the science, the Royal Society seems t...Speaking of the science, the Royal Society seems to think <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/7778917/Royal-Society-to-publish-guide-on-climate-change-to-counter-claims-of-exaggeration.html" rel="nofollow">it's a bit less settled</a> than it was a couple of years ago.<br /><br />Who would have thought? ;-)Gordon Chenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07588151868151940982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-47097792735132367352010-05-29T10:20:55.559+01:002010-05-29T10:20:55.559+01:00The interview also has a good four point summary o...The <a href="http://www.wwfblogs.org/climate/content/holdren-adapation-summit-remarks" rel="nofollow">interview</a> also has a good four point summary of where the US administration understands the science to be at.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.com