Investment in flood defences is overdue. But progress on climate resilience requires confronting vested interests too Nothing about the climate crisis is easy. The challenge of adapting to global heating and the climate disruption it causes is particularly hard. It forces us to reckon with harms that cannot be undone and is sometimes viewed as jeopardising progress on reducing emissions, by drawing away resources and political will. After all, if we can adapt to climate chaos, why bother trying to prevent it?Since this argument is a staple of climate deniers, such fears are well founded. But unless we are prepared… Source - Full Article https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/aug/01/the-guardian-view-on-adapting-to-global-heating-risks-must-be-faced