There's More Ocean Than There Used to Be
The world has enormous arid basins sitting below sea level or easily connected to the ocean. Redirect the excess water into engineered waterways and you can create freshwater systems, new coastlines, and habitable geography where there was none.
When Coastal Property Becomes Uninsurable
The insurance industry is not known for idealism. Actuaries don't advocate for solutions because they're hopeful. They advocate because they're calculating risk, and right now the risk math on coastal property is breaking down in ways that threaten the entire business model of property insurance.
The Hardest Room to Impress
Government audiences are the toughest crowd, wary by default, having seen good ideas collide with political and regulatory reality.