(she/her) Having backup power is #climate #resilience
I'm not paid by Jackery, but my post on backup power options in the #climatecrisis talks about their batteries (I recently got some w/ portable solar for my kids).
*and Jackery has a big sale rn* just FYI
#energysky
https://susankayequinn.com/2024/11/backup-power-battery-options-for-the-climate-crisis.html
SUSAN KAYE QUINN · Backup Power/Battery Options for the Climate CrisisI’m a huge advocate for solar and will make a separate post for that (SOLAR: How to Get Started and Why You Should), but whether you have solar or not, having backup power is going to be more…
![The Un-insurability Crisis Is Upon Us – 3 Possible Scenarios for What’s Next
Andrew Hoffman, Rupert Read, originally published by Resilience.org, April 15, 2025
Insurers should, through their disclosure and lobbying power, play a key role in achieving a safer and more resilient world. Through disclosure, they can share their vast knowledge about the financial risks of a climate changed world. Through lobbying, they can advocate for a suite of laws and policies that make the world more insurable in the face of the ever-mounting risks.
The insurance sector is dealing with the realities of a climate-changed world with higher payouts from more extreme weather events & more assets in harm’s way by raising premiums & reducing coverage to manage losses. As this continues, with an increasing number of regions becoming ‘ uninsurable‘, Fed Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has warned that insurance companies pull out “of coastal areas [and] areas where there are a lot of fires” the loss of available ins means that “there are going to be regions of the country where you can’t get a mortgage” in “10 or 15 years.” This would be devastating to individual homeowners & the economy at large as property values drop & governments take in less tax revenue for schools, police & other basic services. Günther Thallinger, Chair of the Investment Board of multi-national insurance company Allianz SE warns that this represents “a systemic risk that threatens the very foundation of the financial sector.”](https://cdn.masto.host/urbanistssocial/media_attachments/files/114/342/217/093/709/019/original/c178f9ab45ab9ab7.png "The Un-insurability Crisis Is Upon Us – 3 Possible Scenarios for What’s Next
Andrew Hoffman, Rupert Read, originally published by Resilience.org, April 15, 2025
Insurers should, through their disclosure and lobbying power, play a key role in achieving a safer and more resilient world. Through disclosure, they can share their vast knowledge about the financial risks of a climate changed world. Through lobbying, they can advocate for a suite of laws and policies that make the world more insurable in the face of the ever-mounting risks.
The insurance sector is dealing with the realities of a climate-changed world with higher payouts from more extreme weather events & more assets in harm’s way by raising premiums & reducing coverage to manage losses. As this continues, with an increasing number of regions becoming ‘ uninsurable‘, Fed Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has warned that insurance companies pull out “of coastal areas [and] areas where there are a lot of fires” the loss of available ins means that “there are going to be regions of the country where you can’t get a mortgage” in “10 or 15 years.” This would be devastating to individual homeowners & the economy at large as property values drop & governments take in less tax revenue for schools, police & other basic services. Günther Thallinger, Chair of the Investment Board of multi-national insurance company Allianz SE warns that this represents “a systemic risk that threatens the very foundation of the financial sector.”")
Thanks for the order, Dan!
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