scrawford.bsky.social
Writing about intersection between climate adaptation and finance. Substack https://susanpcrawford.substack.com Author of Charleston: Race, Water, and the Storms to Come. Learning all the time.
👤 Joined on 16 December 2023
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@scrawford.bsky.socialExcellent work with this, and a great summary! I’m wondering if the wastewater sector came up much in your research for this? After those 2010 floods, climate resilience in wastewater specifically became a main focus for DEM even ahead of the Resilient Rhody efforts
Show PostThe insurance industry—essential to US economic activity, woven into the financial plans of every home and business in the nation—sees NCAR as absolutely, concretely, crucial. @scrawford.bsky.social susanpcrawford.substack.com/p/trump-targ...
Show PostThat was a very educational read. I wish Florida could get this organized
Show PostA September brookings.edu report, “Who Bears the Burden of Climate Inaction?”, found climate -driven changes in home insurance premiums, home energy costs, and smoke effects on mortality are $400-$900 per household per year, with much higher costs—upward of $1,300 a year—in the hardest-hit places.
Show PostSmart: RI has a statewide document prioritizing 10,000 crucial assets—infrastructure, healthcare facilities, emergency service—for adaptation funding. Bond proceeds will finance a state revolving loan fund for multi-million-dollar resilience projects; grants will fund smaller design efforts.
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