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Possible Responses to Global Climate Change: Integrating Mitigation and Adaptation

Thomas J. Wilbanks, Sally Kane, Paul Leiby, R.D. Perlack, Chad Settle, Jason F. Shogren, Joel B. Smith

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How do we as cities, nations, and global communities best respond to global climate change? Mitigation+urtailing greenhouse gas emissions- dominated initial discussions of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and international conferences on global climate change. Now that climate change has become a clear and present danger, however, adaptation-lessening the harm and maximizing the benefits of climate change-has received more attention. Analysis reveals that integrating the two responses, though challenging, may be the most effective approach.

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Key concepts: Climate change, Greenhouse gas, Ecological forecasting, Harm, Political economy of climate change, Global warming, Adaptation (eye), Environmental resource management