Hello everybody:
We published this today:
http://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/403093-seattles-smoky-summers-are-becoming-the-new-normal
We suggest that all actors need to think of climate adaptation even as they work towards mitigation. Forest fires afflicting Western US and Canada have distinct transboundary character. Given their scale, tackling them is perhaps beyond the capacity of any given state; a regional approach is needed. Importantly, we need bipartisanship and explore collaborative business-NGO-government arrangements. The desire for the perfect should not become the enemy of the practical.
Aseem
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Aseem Prakash
Professor, Department of Political Science
Walker Family Professor for the College of Arts and Sciences
Founding Director, UW Center for Environmental Politics
University of Washington, Seattle
http://faculty.washington.edu/aseem/
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