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Climate Change and Adaptation Costs in California Sean B. Hecht Co-Executive Director, Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, Evan Frankel Professor of Policy and Practice UCLA School of Law California Adaptation Forum

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Climate Change and Adaptation Costs in California

California Adaptation Forum August 29, 2018 Sean B. Hecht Co-Executive Director, Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, Evan Frankel Professor of Policy and Practice UCLA School of Law

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2017 Was Costliest Natural Disaster Year On Record in US

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Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Risk is Growing

Schoennagel et al, 2017 (PNAS)

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Fire at the Wildland-Urban Interface

Image source: https://www.bren.ucsb.edu/research/SERI_fire.htm

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Wildfire Risks Are Significant

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…And Risks Vary Over Time

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Electrical Utility Equipment Is Responsible for Many Wildfires

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Utility Liability for Wildfire Damages is an Increasing Concern

Image source: https://www.utilitydive.com/news/reports-pge- claims-wildfire-liability-could-force-bankruptcy/525954/

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Thank you!

Sean B. Hecht UCLA School of Law hecht@law.ucla.edu