Camden Public Library.
Camden Talks Climate “How to Instigate Action on Climate Change,” with Kerry Emanuel, MIT Professor Emeritus of Atmospheric Science at MIT. Property insurance rates are skyrocketing in Camden and nationwide due in large part to catastrophes like wildfires in Los Angeles and hurricanes in Florida that are caused or worsened by climate change. Yet the greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change continue to rise, and little is being done to adapt infrastructure to handle the change. Emanuel argues that this inaction and, even worse, migration from less risky to more risky places, are natural consequences of tax and insurance systems that subsidize building and rebuilding in high-risk locations. Professor Emanuel will present ideas for reversing this migration and sensible measures to deal with our changing climate.