EcoAdapt, Amphibious Marine, and Uber have come together through the Climate Adaptation Project (CAP)—providing actionable solutions that empower people to adapt to changing environmental conditions.

What do we need to do about climate change?

Climate change affects the environment around us, the oceans we swim in, the water we drink, and the cities we live in. It's clear that we need to reduce carbon pollution, the cause of climate change. One option might be to use uberPOOL, which can reduce your carbon emissions compared to driving solo.

It's also clear that we need to take action to prepare for climate change by adapting our activities so they can withstand the changes that lie ahead. An exaggerated and satirical example of how we might have to adapt our transportation to rising sea levels is a hovercraft.

With CAP, we aim to raise awareness of the complementary strategies of reducing carbon pollution and adapting to the change that's happening now. Becoming climate savvy is the next big step for humans.

Sea level rise in the next century—and how you can adapt 

EcoAdapt, founded by some of the earliest adaptation thinkers with the core goal of creating a robust future in the face of climate change, was a key partner in creating the Climate Adaptation Project. EcoAdapt's objective: to promote climate savviness.

The hovercraft example, combined with the science and adaptation knowledge of EcoAdapt, illuminates the difference between climate mitigation (reducing carbon pollution) and climate adaptation (what we do about the change that is already happening), and raises the conversation about what steps we can take. EcoAdapt can help us and our communities develop actionable responses to rapid climate change.

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Uber began as a pretty simple idea: tap a button and get a ride. Today it's evolving to change the logistical fabric of cities around the world with innovations like uberPOOL—a new offering that lets riders share the trip and the cost while cutting congestion and pollution over time.

In the first 3 months of 2016, uberPOOL eliminated 21 million auto miles across 33 cities globally, which amounts to 3,800 metric tons of CO₂ emissions.

Getting around with uberPOOL instead of taking your personal car is just one simple step you can take to reduce your environmental impact.

And what better way to imagine how you can adapt your commute to a changing climate than by POOLing in a hovercraft?

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Bryan Phillips, founder of Amphibious Marine, wears a lot of different hats. From employer to manufacturer to designer and engineer, Bryan has been doing it all for more than 20 years. What started as a junior high school project has evolved into his life's passion. And because hovercraft are the most versatile, fuel-efficient, high-speed watercraft on the market today, Bryan has made it his goal to make them as cost efficient and low maintenance as possible. When Bryan was approached about the CAP initiative, it was really a no-brainer for him. It brings awareness to the two things he’s passionate about—the environment and hovercraft—in an educational and consumer-friendly way.

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