The bad news includes a study on climate risk across the United States which places Florida at the top of the ‘at risk’ list of States and identifies cities such as Cape Coral, West Palm Beach and North Port as being subject to the ‘chronic physical threat’ of long term changes such as heat, drought and rising sea levels. At the time of writing, Floridians still wait to see if Governor De Santis is going to sign-off on $11 billion dollars’ worth of environmental protection projects, and at the same time, an article by the Environmental and Energy Study Institute highlights the fact that water levels are dropping in lakes across the United States in a way which impacts disproportionately on poorer communities.
It’s not all doom and gloom, however. A survey finds that Floridians across the board recognize the human-made impact of climate change and support measures to deal with it, which start with a $100 million project to protect the Florida Wildlife Corridor. At the same time we have Florida kids promoting water conservation, Florida farmers winning prizes for work around sustainability and Florida property developers helping scientists to create ‘drought proof landscaping’ for residential developments. Zooming out a little we’ve found big businesses striving to cut the amount of water they use, recognition that water conservation could play a role in helping to cut carbon emissions.
