By Brendan Rivers
President Joe Biden signed a $1 trillion infrastructure bill into law last week that includes billions earmarked for climate solutions.
For reaction to the massive federal investment, I turned to one of Florida’s top climate scientists, Jayantha Obeysekera, director of the Sea Level Solution Center at Florida International University. Professor Obeysekera has worked on sea level rise projections for the Department of Defense and chaired the committee that developed the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Compact.
While he believes the new law will help states like Florida address climate change, he doesn’t think it goes far enough.
“Frankly, all of this funding is probably not adequate. When you look at holistically what is needed, even in infrastructure, it might not be adequate,” he said. “But I think it’s a great first step.”
