Can Humans Adapt to Climate Change? (Encore)

The dangers of climate change are “no longer over the horizon.” Humanity may soon pass the “point of no return.” These are the phrases U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres used to describe what he called an “utterly inadequate” global response to rising temperatures. But if we were to decisively act and restructure our global economy with the climate in mind, who would shoulder the burden? Or should our collective focus orient more toward humans’ capacity for adaptation?  This ethical conundrum is at the crux of this week's debate, originally broadcast in July 2022.

Arguing Yes:  

Bjorn Lomborg, Author of the Bestsellers "Cool It" and "The Skeptical Environmentalist"; Director of the Copenhagen Consensus Center 

Matthew Kahn, Provost Professor of Economics and Spatial Sciences at the University of Southern California 

Arguing No: 

Michele Wucker, Economic Policy Expert & Founder of Gray Rhino & Company 

Kaveh Madani, Environmental Scientist; Former Vice President of the United Nations Environment Assembly Bureau; Former Deputy Head of Iran’s Department of Environment 

Emmy award-winning journalist John Donvan moderates 

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