Aaron McGregor – Economic Impacts of Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Storms

[Slides]Economic Impact of Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Storms – Aaron McGregor, AECOM

[Recording]Economic Impacts of Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Storms – Aaron McGregor, AECOM

Rising sea levels and severe storms pose significant economic risk to coastal regions. The engineering firm AECOM worked with Broward County, Florida to assess damages on the Dania Beach business community and to quantify the potential costs and benefits of proposed adaptation strategies.

REMI cordially invites you to a guest webinar presentation on Wednesday, May 15th from 2 to 3 p.m. (ET) by Aaron McGregor, an Economist and Senior Associate at AECOM, who will discuss the study.

The analysis was conducted using three core methods: a direct damages model to assess local impacts to Dania Beach, the REMI PI+ model to quantify the direct and indirect impacts of different action scenarios on Broward County and the rest of Florida, and a local survey to assess risk perception, vulnerabilities, and the adaptive capacity of the local business community. Broward County is using the study’s findings to inform ongoing policy discussions related to future project prioritization, development, and implementation.

For the presentation, Mr. McGregor will review the findings and discuss the methodologies behind the analysis.

The Green New Deal
The Role of Analysis

[Slides]The Green New Deal: The Role of Analysis – Peter Evangelakis, REMI

[Recording]The Green New Deal: The Role of Analysis – Peter Evangelakis, REMI

The Green New Deal proposes a number of ambitious goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and addressing other environmental and social challenges. To transform these ideas into policy, though, vigorous economic analysis is required.

REMI invites you to join Senior Economist Peter Evangelakis, Ph.D. for a webinar presentation on Wednesday, May 1st from 2 to 3 p.m. (ET) titled “The Green New Deal: The Role of Analysis.”

For his presentation, Dr. Evangelakis will review the major points of the proposed Congressional resolution and establish the national- and state-level political context. He will consider different policies that could advance the Green New Deal’s goals – such as carbon taxes and promotion of hybrid cars – and discuss how to assess these ideas using dynamic economic analysis.