MODERN BUSINESS
Is your business ready to
adapt to climate change?
By David McEwen
A
10cm increase in sea levels
is all it takes to treble
the risk of major coastal
flooding, exposing coastal assets
and infrastructure. As warming
increases and rainfall patterns
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change, millions of hectares of
fertile cropland are at risk from
heat, drought or flooding.
Overwhelming evidence shows
that the climate is changing and
warming at an unprecedented
rate. The way we consume nonrenewable products and services
such as petrol from fossil fuels,
and our addiction to materials
such as concrete is contributing to