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Climate change resilience could save trillions in the long run – but finding billions now to pay for it is the hard part

  • Written by David L Levy, Professor of Management, Director of the Center for Sustainable Enterprise and Regional Competitiveness, University of Massachusetts Boston
Climate change resilience could save trillions in the long run – but finding billions now to pay for it is the hard partWaves from a 2012 superstorm crash into a seawall and buildings along the coast near Boston Harbor. AP Photo/Steven Senne

Is your city prepared for climate change?

The latest National Climate Assessmentpaints a grim future if U.S. cities and states don’t take serious action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The bottom line is that the costs...

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