Texas power sector faces policy, physical risks from climate change: experts

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Natural disasters that disproportionately hit the Texas power sectorover the past two decades have not only physical but often also policy,regulatory and economic causes – and consequences – experts said ina May 24 webcast.“Natural disasters are never [solely] natural; they’re also alwaysintegrated with human activity,” said Victor Flatt, law professor and codirectorof the University of Houston’s Center for Environment, Energyand Natural Resources. “Part of that is law and regulation. One of thethings that … every state and every country is facing is how do yourlaws help you make your infrastructure … for electricity more resilient?Or, does it actually in some cases harm the ability to make these moreresilient?”