"disasters cost more than ever — but not because of climate change" (roger pielke jr.)
"disasters cost more than ever — but not because of climate change" (roger pielke jr.)
roger a. pielke jr.:18
he also states that, "any conceivable emissions reductions policies, even if successful, cannot have a perceptible impact on the climate for many decades", and from this he concludes that, "in coming decades the only policies that can effectively be used to manage the immediate effects of climate variability and change will be adaptive."