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Jun 11, 2024
Chapter 5
Responding to a Changing Climate
Author: Bill WallaceAuthor Affiliations
Publication: The Great Civil Engineering Overhaul
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Designing new or refurbishing existing infrastructure will involve mitigation and adaptation: mitigation to address the causes of a changing climate and adaptation to address the consequences. Given the multiple climate change-related disasters the world has experienced and predictions of more, it is more than reasonable to expect multiple national and international efforts to preserve the infrastructure investments that support national and global economies. Nevertheless, this chapter details what the response to climate change needs to be. Mitigation should focus on greenhouse gas emissions reduction, with a target of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. Adaptation must cover new and existing infrastructure assets, adding robustness and resilience across the board while changing out fossil energy sources for low- or no-carbon sources. The chapter also covers “Plan B” last resort engineering of the planet to reduce solar radiation input and remove greenhouse gases from the air.
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