Current public policy treats climate disruption as episodic crises to be indemnified and rebuilt after, rather than implementing preventive, structural changes.

The piece argues for rethinking public policy to align with sustainable production and consumption, instead of returning to business-as-usual after each crisis.

Dominant linear, extractive economic models are identified as a core cause of climate disruption and must be part of the solution.

Author Mathilde Durie contends that firefighting and compensation are insufficient to address climate disruption, which now threatens food, housing, and mobility.

Summer 2026 heatwaves and fires cost France an estimated 10 to 15 billion euros, with 119,000 hectares burned since the start of the year, hurting tourism and regional businesses.

Small and micro enterprises aren’t culprits in these models, but they are feeling the impact as they adapt by changing production processes, reducing material and energy use, and diversifying activities.