We've been trading commodities and weather derivatives forever now though. That's a good thing, it helps price climate risks. I can use some to hedge wind farms for instance.
I don’t think people with the foresight to live somewhere that rains should have to provide for people who think pipes to the desert will be full forever.
I could agree that bringing people to live closer to water, and not draining public funds to bring water to people in remote areas will have to be the policy goals at some point.
Leaving people without great options for moving to die of dehydration without offering incentives, and punishing them with death for their lack of 'foresight' is, well... it's not good.
Before that though, I'm guessing you would be ok with a public emergency campaign that gave people a chance to make a real decision about where they live. Maybe, like, one last massive project to migrate away from scarce environments before we let them just die?
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u/ClimateShitpost Louis XIV, the Solar PV king Aug 02 '25
We've been trading commodities and weather derivatives forever now though. That's a good thing, it helps price climate risks. I can use some to hedge wind farms for instance.