What Should We Do About Omissions?

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"We have to recognize that, despite our best intentions, there's a good chance we're going to see temperatures well in excess of two degrees celsius," he says. "The way get ready is through adaptation and the way you do that is through varieties of adaptation." Governments must 'invest in adaptation now, not wait 20 years'

Economist Robert Pindyck of MIT talks about his book, Climate Future, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Pindyck lays out what we know and do not know about climate change. He argues that because of the nature of greenhouse gases, adaptation must be part of the policy response to climate change.