Relying on human ingenuity to coexist with a changing climate , either warmer or cooler, and tending to long-recognized public health threats are the best ways to ensure the well-being of the planet and its inhabitants, according to an Australian physician and expert in climate and public health.

“The ingenuity of Homo sapiens at adapting to climate has permitted people to populate almost the entire globe from the freezing Arctic to the steamy tropics,” notes Dr. D. Weston Allen, lead author of a paper supporting a proposed repeal of a federal designation of carbon dioxide as a pollutant. “If we stick to doing what we do best — adaptation — we will continue to thrive.”

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