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Adapt or die: why decarbonisation is no longer enough to save us | Gareth Cane.
Climate adaptation is the Cinderella of climate action, but increasing extreme weather events make it all too clear that we not only have to mitigate climate change (through carbon reductions) but prepare for the impacts already baked into the system. Rupert Read, author of Transformative Adaptation and former Extinction Rebellion Spokesperson, joins me to talk about the need to go beyond “shallow, defensive” adaptation and ‘green bling’ to build true resilience into our global value chains, and how adaptation can be a pathway to decarbonisation rather than an either or. Rupert is a fascinating analyst of the climate debate who will challenge many of your assumptions. View the podcast website…
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How pivoting to climate ‘adaptation’ can transform climate consciousness (for the better) | Times Radio
Climate action thus far has focused on decarbonisation. This is hard, because it’s the ultimate collective action more-than-problem. In this interview, Dr. Read, Co-Director of the ClimateMajorityProject, speaks about how pivoting to strategic adaptation can transform this situation: because of the co-benefits for cost of living, and more. Edited excerpt courtesy of Alexis Conran show, Time Radio.