Reposted by Hilary Howard
NYS needs $519B+ to adapt to climate impacts or face higher costs of inaction, which get "passed on to families in the form of tax increases, insurance hikes, damages, home repairs and business losses” - Amy Chester in @hilaryhoward.bsky.social's @nytimes.com article: bit.ly/4vJGd9O
nytimes.com
Repairing Storm Damage Is Expensive. It’s Only Going to Get Worse.
A report from a group called Rebuild by Design estimates that New York will have to spend more than half a trillion dollars to repair the effects of climate change in the next 24 years.