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Climate change is a fact which becomes interesting to discuss when it comes to finding answers. In this we must be guided by a refusal of dogma and thoughtlessness.
As opposed to a fatalistic approach which identifies world population growth, increased consumption and, inevitably, improved living conditions for millions of human beings with a potential environmental disaster, we should use our modern scientific ability and the enormous progress from which we are all benefiting to find appropriate answers which avoid the risk of causing unwanted side effects (as so often happens with decisions that are rushed through due to the desire to act quickly but without a proper understanding of the situation to which these must respond).
However, whatever approach is taken – or approaches, given that there must be multiple answers – we must acknowledge that some countries are less able to react. These countries are at stages of development which mean that they do not have the necessary resources and which put them in an extremely vulnerable situation. Thinking about these countries and their populations, with a view to mitigating the negative impact of climate change and helping them to adapt, must be a core element of our policy."@en1
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