Extreme weather? We all know how we got here - Generations of fighting against nature instead of working with her.
The stone age did not end for lack of stone, and the fossil fuel age will not end for lack of oil, coal or gas. It will end because we want it to. So here is what we do:
1. stop building on flood plains
2. improve building standards to Passivhaus or better
3. manage land so that it is flood and drought resistant
4. invest heavily in public transport systems par excellence
5. insulate all buildings to stop energy wastage.
6. invest heavily in design for future clean energy living
7. cut fossil fuel subsidies - £12b a year
8. bring in effective carbon taxes. The polluter must pay
As more and more people understand what's at stake, they become a part of the solution.