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Rather, after a simulation is run a thousand or a million times, such models show policy makers the range of possible futures and their relative probabilities if policies remain unchanged. Then, by altering policies in the model and running them another million times, we might begin to understand paths to better futures.

The bottom line is that small changes in the communication structure can affect decisions.

need to plan for services for people who’ve been displaced—services like health care and education—as well as insurance that helps people at all income levels rebuild and standards to ensure that whatever gets rebuilt is more climate-proof than what was there before.

mitigation and adaptation that I’m supporting).

She suggests that global Greenspeak about biodiversity, ozone depletion, etc., has erased the local from environmental concerns by suggesting that the solution can only be global.

Extratropical storms may increase, leading to greater damage and higher building standards

From the Evolutionary-Teal perspective, job titles are like honeypots to the ego: alluring and addictive, but ultimately unhealthy.

creating processes of global development that are fair, environmentally sustainable, and open-ended. This is ultimately the