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Green activists need to think beyond carbon emissions
The economic imperative of climate resilience means adaptation must be considered as well as mitigation.
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The green movement needs to widen its focus beyond carbon emissions, arising from the likes of this coal-fired power plant in Utah.
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Gillian Tett
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What do you think about wetlands? Once, that was a question mostly just found in geography exams – or documentaries with the beloved biologist David Attenborough.
No longer. This week, a public-private British group called FloodAction Coalition will urge investors to fund £1 billion (S$1.71 billion) worth of infrastructure for natural resilience. This is co-led by Aviva, the insurance group, and The Conduit, a non-profit network, with three dozen companies such as UBS, the Crown Estate and Anglian Water.
