Climate

Is it better to focus on climate adaptation rather than climate prevention?

For

Some climate damage is already unavoidable and needs preparation.

Against

Without prevention, future disasters will become worse and more frequent.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • If you only think of yourself, it is better to spend more on climate adaptation than climate mitigation.
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  • poor countries need to spend on climate adaptation, as it gets the best returns.
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Against

  • If you successfully mitigate, you don't have to spend anything on adaptation.
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  • No level of preparation is worth doing without stopping the ongoing damage, so stopping the damage has to be the top priority.
    RedditOriginal language: English
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