Humans are good at thinking their way out of problems – but climate change is outfoxing us
- Written by: John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
In some areas of human activity such as farming, we are exhausting our capacity to adapt to climate change.Daniel Mariuz/AAP
There is growing evidence that Earth’s systems are heading towards climate “tipping points” beyond which change becomes abrupt and unstoppable. But another tipping point is already being crossed -...