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 -...