The problem is not only that our infrastructure isn't future-proofed, it isn't even today-proofed. Our power systems both contribute to & are affected by climate change, and the same with: roadways, airports, ports, water systems, everything. Long past time to take this seriously

With the risks of self-promotion, I'll say that we created the engineering course "Climate Adaptation for Infrastructure" in 2014, & we have a MS concentration in it: https://www.costasamaras.com/climate-change-adaptation. I hoped a class like this would someday be taught in every engineering school. It isn't.

There's no textbook for this class, we've long used the US National Climate Assessment: https://nca2018.globalchange.gov/ . Engineers know how to build bridges- there are equations. But the equations & methods for climate resilience are still being developed. We'll just need to satisfice.

Here's some easy 1st policy steps:
- Strengthen NEPA to account for climate impacts
- All Fed infrastructure (& state infra that has Fed $) must be designed AND RETROFITTED for climate resilience
- Make natural & nature-based infra standard
- Use efficiency as resilience tool

We'll need rapid & equitable decarbonization & resilience, which will require STEM fields, trades/construction, policy, law, humanities, arts, social services, finance, manufac & lots of other skills. It's a globe-spanning megaproject, the largest in history. Better get started.