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Adaptation in North America: What's happening and what needs to happen, with Beth Gibbons

Adaptation in North America: What's happening and what needs to happen, with Beth Gibbons

FromClimate Now


Adaptation in North America: What's happening and what needs to happen, with Beth Gibbons

FromClimate Now

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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Nov 30, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Much of the focus surrounding climate action is on mitigation: how do we reduce the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, and avoid catastrophic climate change in the coming decades?But the reality is the climate is already changing - and will continue to change even under the most optimistic mitigation scenarios. So what is being done to adapt and prepare for these changes?Beth Gibbons, Executive Director of the American Society of Adaptation Professionals, joined Climate Now to discuss how - and whether - North American cities are adapting to a changing climate, and what still needs to happen to ensure people and places are protected.Follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram.Contact us at contact@climatenow.comVisit our website for all of our content and sources for each episode.
Released:
Nov 30, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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