Futures of Climate Change
Channel: New America
Date: 16/01/2015

Humans are altering the Earth system at every scale, up to and including the global climate. Going forward, how will human ingenuity handle a warming world? We're all familiar with the doomsday predictions of more droughts, fires, floods and economic disaster, but what are the possibilities for thriving in a changed climate? Our species is innovative and adaptive—rarely more so than when responding to stress and conflict. Join Future Tense to consider the question before us in these Anthropocene days: What opportunities does global climate change present for making our societies more equitable, prosperous and resilient in the long run?

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With:
Brad Allenby
President's Professor of Sustainable Engineering, Lincoln Professor of Engineering and Ethics, Arizona State University

http://newamerica.org/future-tense/how-will-human-ingenuity-handle-a-warming-planet/