Climate and Energy Trends Are Creating New Budget Risks for States
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States, which are already facing physical climate-related risks—from acute disasters, such as hurricanes and wildfires, as well as from sea-level rise, extreme heat, and other gradual shifts—may also need to contend with policy, market, and technological shifts toward renewable energy that could transform their economies and budgets in the long term.