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Scientific data and analysis present a detailed account of several cycles of climate change (CC) since the inception of life on this planet (see http://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/, http://www.ipcc-data.org/). There was a period when ice was dominant. Even if that altered the human race forever. Importantly then, humans could not do much about such changes. They were the spectators and not the participants, and they were not responsible for instigating or accelerating those changes.
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Sharma, V. (2013). The Role of Government and the Private Sector in Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change. In: Ha, H., Dhakal, T.N. (eds) Governance Approaches to Mitigation of and Adaptation to Climate Change in Asia. Energy, Climate and the Environment Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137325211_10
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