Climate Change. Too Late. Adapt.
Extreme weather is here to stay and will continue to get worse for the next couple of decades at least. Not that we didn’t have enough work (investment and cost) with the energy transition, if businesses are going to survive and maintain their profitability, they need to start adapting their operations and infrastructure to the new climate realities.
A new report from the Canadian Climate Institute makes the risks very clear in economic terms.
https://climateinstitute.ca/impacts-building-infrastructure-yesterday-s-climate/
Quoting from the report:
“First, it’s worth taking stock of the bad news. Climate change is already supercharging the extreme weather events we’ve seen across the country—unprecedented wildfires, extreme flooding, one-in-one-thousand year extreme heat, and prolonged drought.”
“Investing in adaptation costs money up front, but pays off down the road. Our research shows that every dollar invested in climate adaptation today returns $13 to $15 in future savings, including $5 to $6 in avoided costs of infrastructure repair and a further $6 to $10 in avoided disruption to the economy.”
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