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Since I just did the math: Spending was up to $13 billion in 2013. Based on that, securing all the coast lines of the world to that level will cost over $10 tr
by holstvoogd 7y ago
Since I just did the math:
Spending was up to $13 billion in 2013. Based on that, securing all the coast lines of the world to that level will cost over $10 trillion.
And I'm pretty sure by 2050 we will have spend a lot more on updating & maintaining the delta works.
- ohyes 7y agoI wonder how much concrete a 10 trillion dollar levy solution will use, and how much that concrete will increase global warming.
- xorfish 7y agoWas that 13 billion per year or in total? So I looked it up, it is 13 billion in total or 1.4% of the yearly GDP of the Netherlands. That seems rather affordable to me.
- rhino369 7y agoYou don't need to secure all the coast lines. Only the parts that are worth saving.