■ The possibility of a Boston climate resilience fee based on water and sewer bills, which could fund city general obligation bonds.
■ The creation of climate-focused District Resilience Improvement entities, modeled after Business Improvement Districts, which would capture revenue from those who would most benefit from resiliency actions.
■ The creation of a Climate Resilience Finance Implementation Working Group for the metro Boston region, to advance climate adaptation measures
We should be in awe today as we witness the birth of the latest and newest climate buzzword -- RESILIENCE. I expect this to rapidly take off and maybe begin to replace "sustainable." Who could possibly refute the need for civilization to ne "resilient" just in case climate disaster strikes. To liberals, the movie "The Day After Tomorrow" wasn't a fantasy flick; it was a prediction and we must be RESILIENT as we prepare for all possibilities, no matter how infinitesimally small the probability:
