BRIEFING: Quantifying Sea Level Rise Risks to County Tax Bases

WEDNESDAY, September 7, at 2:00pm ET

RECORDING | COUNTY REPORTS + NATIONAL SUMMARY

Overview: 

A new analysis by Climate Central assesses the impact of sea level rise on the tax bases of hundreds of U.S. counties, quantifying by decade the potential loss of taxable properties to shifting tidal boundaries.

This briefing, with live Q&A, featured science and policy experts presenting the findings and discussing the implications for coastal communities that face threats to tax revenues as seas rise.

Panel:

• John Upton, Climate Central (moderator)

• Don Bain, Climate Central

• Mark Rupp, Georgetown Climate Center

• Annie Bennett, Georgetown Climate Center

• AR Siders, University of Delaware

• Philippe Tissot, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

• Michael Warren, NJ Spotlight