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"If you’re wondering why interest in microgrids is growing at a rapid clip,
look no further than a new report “Billion Dollar Losses, Trillion Dollar
Threats: The Cost of Climate Change.”
Published by PSE Healthy Energy, a nonprofit policy research institute, and
Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), a nonprofit economic and environmental group,
the report offers a state-by-state analysis of the cost of disasters, including
hurricanes, storms, drought, flooding, wildfires and extreme freezes.
Over the last five years, these events have cost the US $765 billion and led to
4,500 deaths, and since 1980 losses have totaled $2.2 trillion, according to
the report.
“Climate change is no longer just an environmental issue or health issue or
social justice issue,” said Bob Keefe, E2 executive director. “It’s all those
things. But it’s also now a daunting economic issue, and it’s hitting every
American in the pocketbook, no matter where they live, what they do or how they
vote.”
In a sign that the problem is worsening, the report notes that the losses over
the last five years were eight times greater than in the 1980s. From 2017-2021,
America experienced its four most expensive wildfires, two of its three most
expensive hurricanes, and its most expensive winter storm. (The report does not
include the recent Hurricane Ian, which pummeled Florida in September.)"
Via TheSciencePony.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
