The Shift to Disaster Management: Industries Adapt to a Worsening Climate Crisis

Doug McIntyre and David Callaway discuss how industries may soon pivot from attempting to prevent climate change to managing ongoing disasters. Given the lag effect of pollution, the damage caused by emissions from 20 years ago is only now becoming evident. They emphasize that even if all emissions were stopped today, the climate would continue to worsen for years. The focus, they argue, may soon shift to mitigation rather than prevention, creating new industries centered on disaster management.