Climate Change is Too Costly to Ignore

From rising inflation to soaring prices for home and flood insurance to the cost of recovery after unprecedented storms, wildfires, and flooding, climate change is increasingly creating a financial burden for Americans. 

Hawaii residents are increasingly feeling the pain of rising household costs caused by America’s reliance on carbon-emitting energy, the interests of international oil producers, and climate change-exacerbated disasters. The Ukrainian war has exacerbated oil prices globally and this is impacting gas and electricity prices across Hawaii.