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Old 01-30-2019, 09:24 AM   #4714 (permalink)
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The 32% and $10 were from hypothetical questions in a poll. Not knowing the wording or how much time the respondents took thinking the choices over, it is impossible to put an accurate weight to it.

The point is - the climate does change, and if we don't invest in slowing that down now we may have to spend a multitude on the damage it will cause.

Case in point - the Delta Works which keep the southwestern part of my country safe from flooding.
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Due to climate change and relative sea-level rise, the dikes will eventually have to be made higher and wider. This is a long term uphill battle against the sea. The needed level of flood protection and the resulting costs are a recurring subject of debate, and involve a complicated decision-making process. In 1995 it was agreed in the Delta Plan Large Rivers and Room for the River projects that about 500 kilometres of insufficient dyke revetments were reinforced and replaced along the Oosterschelde and Westerschelde between 1995 and 2015. After 2015, under the High Water Protection Program, additional upgrades are made.[11]

In September 2008, the Delta Commission presided by politician Cees Veerman advised in a report that the Netherlands would need a massive new building program to strengthen the country's water defenses against the anticipated effects of global warming for the next 190 years. The plans included drawing up worst-case scenarios for evacuations and included more than €100 billion, or $144 billion, in new spending through the year 2100 for measures, such as broadening coastal dunes and strengthening sea and river dikes. The commission said the country must plan for a rise in the North Sea of 1.3 meters by 2100 and 4 meters by 2200.[12]
And the latest news is that even the worst-case scenario is too conservative, and preparations to upgrade or replace the entire Delta Works need to be started earlier...
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