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Climate Risk Podcast

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Hello and welcome to GARP’s Climate Risk Podcast series, where we will be investigating how climate change is impacting the world of business and finance and what this means for risk management.

Through the course of this series we will be bringing you insights from those working at the cutting edge of climate change. We will be joined by regulators, business leaders and risk practitioners who will help us build up a holistic view of the risks and opportunities that climate change poses and explore how this might affect you in your day to day work.

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The Psychology of Climate Change: How to Build Consensus through Communication

April 11, 2024 12:55 - 35 minutes - 49.7 MB

Hear from George Marshall, Author of “Don’t Even Think About It: Why Our Brains Are Wired To Ignore Climate Change,” as we dive into the psychology of climate change. If you follow this podcast, you probably already have a good understanding of the nature of climate change, the risks it poses and why we need to act decisively and with urgency. But many people don’t listen to the podcast, and even if they did, they might think it was a lot of nonsense. Depending on people’s worldview, val...

Five Times Faster: Ways to Accelerate the Transition to Net-Zero

March 21, 2024 13:35 - 38 minutes - 53 MB

Hear from Simon Sharpe, Director of Economics at the UNFCCC Climate Champions, as we explore three key problems that are impeding the transition to net-zero and how to address them. We know that reaching net zero emissions quickly enough to avoid the worst impacts of climate change will be very challenging. But are we making it even more difficult than it needs to be? Today’s guest thinks so, particularly when it comes to climate science, economics, and climate diplomacy. That’s why i...

The Inevitable Policy Response Forecast: Optimistic or Realistic?

February 29, 2024 09:24 - 34 minutes - 48.1 MB

Hear from Dr. Jakob Thomae, Project Director for the Inevitable Policy Response, as we discuss their latest forecast and what it means for the transition to net-zero. Scenario analysis is the natural tool for anyone wanting to understand how climate-related risks might evolve over coming decades. The vast majority of climate scenarios, regardless of who produced them or what level of warming they predict, tend to report similar levels of physical risk over the next couple of decades or so...

EU Deforestation Directive: Overcoming Challenges in Supply Chain Transparency

February 08, 2024 13:44 - 36 minutes - 49.8 MB

Hear from Thomas Vaassen, Co-Founder and CEO of Meridia, to learn how the EU Deforestation Directive is changing the nature of data required across supply chains. Supply chains are becoming an ever-greater focus for risk professionals. Firms increasingly want to measure the carbon footprint of their suppliers, or better understand their resilience, in the face of increasingly severe weather shocks. We are also seeing legislation driving greater transparency, which hinges on our ability to...

What We Learned About Climate Risk in 2023

January 18, 2024 15:06 - 40 minutes - 75 MB

Hear from Jo Paisley and Maxine Nelson of the GARP Risk Institute as they look back on key learnings from the latest season of the Climate Risk Podcast. As we head into 2024, Jo and Maxine look back at the past year of Climate Risk Podcasts, reviewing key learnings from our guests and discussing ongoing trends in climate risk management. From academics to ambassadors, CEOs to entrepreneurs, we’ve upheld our promise to showcase a variety of different perspectives on climate risk and sustai...

The Power and Pitfalls of Models in Climate Risk Management

December 14, 2023 13:10 - 33 minutes - 47.6 MB

Hear from Dr. Erica Thompson, as we examine the modelling ecosystem and when we need to escape it to make real-world decisions. Climate science – like many areas of our lives, such as economics or public health – is based upon models. These models are often used to justify certain courses of action, such as investments in climate mitigation or adaptation, or even lock downs during the pandemic. But what makes a ‘good model’?  Is it purely how well it forecasts?  Or are there other asp...

Bridging the Gap between Climate Science and Risk Management

November 30, 2023 18:42 - 30 minutes - 43 MB

Hear from David Schimel and Pooja Khosla of Entelligent, as we explore the intersection of climate science and risk management. For over 30 years, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, has reported on the future physical impacts of climate change, based on the best available science. But these predictions have tended to underplay the likelihood of extreme risks. This is in part because scientists have focused more on the centre of the distribution rather than the extrem...

TNFD and Beyond: An Introduction to Nature in Finance

November 09, 2023 15:01 - 35 minutes - 48.8 MB

Hear from Simon Zadek, Executive Director at NatureFinance and Senior Advisor to the TNFD, as we explore the growing intersection of nature and finance. With the recent release of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures Framework (TNFD), the idea of nature risk is now in the spotlight for many finance professionals. Even though some may have encountered elements of ‘nature’ in their work before, for example when looking at supply chain risk, it may not have been labelled...

The COP28 Survival Guide: How it Works and What to Expect

October 19, 2023 12:49 - 33 minutes - 45.8 MB

Hear from Nigel Topping, Former UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP26, as we set the scene for COP28 in Dubai. The COP, or Conference of Parties, is the annual convention of the signatories of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This is where all the high-level decision-making around the global transition to net-zero occurs – as such, it’s an incredibly important event for stakeholders all around the world. With the next one just around the co...

Dealing with Uncertainty in Scenario Analysis: Stochastic vs. Deterministic Approaches

September 28, 2023 13:09 - 37 minutes - 51.6 MB

Hear from Ron Dembo, Founder and CEO of riskthinking.ai, as we apply stochastic thinking to the challenge of climate scenario analysis. One of the most difficult aspects of managing climate risk is its inherent uncertainty. Because we can’t know with absolute confidence what our future climate, economy or society will look like, we therefore can’t know exactly when, where, or how intensely climate risks will manifest. A technique commonly applied to this problem is scenario analysis. ...

License to Drill: What New Oil & Gas Extraction Means for the Energy Transition

September 07, 2023 15:26 - 26 minutes - 37.4 MB

Hear from Jane Stevensen of JS Global Advisory, as we examine the overall progress of the global energy transition. We always knew that the transition to net-zero wasn’t going to be smooth. Political realities must be considered, especially during a period of increased concern over energy security. A good recent example of political backsliding is the UK government’s controversial decision to grant over a hundred new oil and gas licenses in the North Sea, despite a legally binding commitm...

Climate Risk Taxonomies 101: A User Guide

July 27, 2023 13:00 - 30 minutes - 42.7 MB

Hear from Bob Buhr of the Imperial College Business School, as we explore ways of organizing the risks from climate change. A risk taxonomy is a key underpinning of enterprise risk management. Used by firms to create a common risk language, it underpins a range of activities, such as risk identification, risk appetite setting and risk horizon scanning. But when it comes to the risks arising from climate change, there has been a bit of a vacuum. Some firms have chosen to use ‘green’ taxono...

Why Extreme Climate Physical Risks Are Closer Than You Might Think

July 06, 2023 13:15 - 32 minutes - 45.1 MB

Hear from Rohan Hamden, Co-Founder and CEO of XDI, as we examine how climate-related impacts are exceeding our models and why the need for adaptation has never been greater. Despite our best efforts to measure and model the physical risks from climate change, the impacts continue to outpace our expectations. Consequently, we are left dangerously unprepared for extreme weather events both now and in the future. This highlights the critical need for robust adaptation measures, as we move in...

The Future of the Carbon Markets Explained for Risk Professionals

June 15, 2023 12:50 - 35 minutes - 49.2 MB

Hear from Mike Azlen, Founder and CEO of Carbon Cap Management, as we explore the ever-changing carbon markets and the future of emissions trading. The carbon markets can be very confusing. Between offsets, credits, permits, and allowances, it can be hard to understand the many ways emissions can be traded, as well as the different mechanisms for pricing them. Furthermore, as these markets and their participants mature, different strategies are emerging for how firms can transition to net...

From Startup to Sustainability: Innovating For The Climate Emergency

May 25, 2023 12:31 - 33 minutes - 46.3 MB

Hear from Nicky Dee, Co-Founder of Carbon13, as we take a closer look at the climate startup ecosystem and how it’s changing the way we decarbonize. Many sectors, especially hard-to-abate ones such as steel and cement, are failing to align with a 1.5-degree world and still require fundamental change to become viable in a low carbon economy. Recognizing that there is no one-size-fits-all solution, we often turn to innovation as a way to find creative solutions to decarbonization challenges...

Powerful Risk Management: Insurance Foundations for High-Integrity Carbon Markets

May 04, 2023 13:44 - 36 minutes - 50.2 MB

Hear from Natalia Dorfman, CEO & Co-Founder of Kita, as we explore the potential role of insurance in boosting the integrity of the voluntary carbon market. The voluntary carbon market will likely be an important tool in the transition to net-zero. Even if the world stopped emitting today, enormous amounts of greenhouse gas would still need to be removed from the atmosphere to limit warming to 1.5oC, which can only be achieved by carbon removal at scale. However, in its current state, ...

Soil: An Invisible Crisis and Massive Climate Opportunity

April 13, 2023 15:14 - 36 minutes - 50.2 MB

Hear from Professor Jo Handelsman on the threats and opportunities that arise from soil – a vitally important resource that many of us take for granted and yet is at significant risk. Humans depend on soil for 95% of global food production, yet it is eroding at unsustainable rates.  Climate change is making this worse, for example as rainstorms are projected to become more frequent and intense with a warming planet.  This poses severe risks to our ability to feed a growing population. Yet...

Embedding Climate Within Risk Management: A Practitioner’s Guide

March 28, 2023 11:49 - 35 minutes - 48.7 MB

Hear from Chris Howland and Lars Popken of Deutsche Bank, as we delve into the complexities of incorporating climate risk within financial institutions. Measuring and managing the risks from climate change is often a challenge for many financial institutions, partly due to a lack of consistent data and analytical tools. As a result, many are still in the early stages of integrating climate within their day-to-day business and risk management processes. Beyond this, many have made net-zero...

Balancing Mitigation and Adaptation: Insights for the Financial Sector

March 02, 2023 13:30 - 36 minutes - 49.9 MB

Hear from Dr. Nicola Ranger, Director of Climate and Environmental Analytics at the UK Centre for Greening Finance and Investment (CGFI), as we discuss the importance of climate adaptation. When discussing humanity’s response to climate change, we often draw a dividing line between the competing priorities of mitigation and adaptation. Simply put, mitigation measures are actions taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while adaptation measures are based on reducing our vulnerability to...

How Film and Television Are Adapting to Climate Change

February 09, 2023 16:07 - 32 minutes - 45 MB

Hear from Carys Taylor, Director of BAFTA’s albert programme, as we explore the issues of climate change and sustainability through the lens of film and television. The film and television sector may not have the biggest carbon footprint, but it still has an important role to play in the transition to net-zero. With 70% of the global population owning a TV, the film and television industry can have a significant influence on public debate. Moreover, changing demographics and technolog...

What We Learned About Climate Risk in 2022

January 19, 2023 14:53 - 33 minutes - 46.4 MB

Hear from Jo Paisley and Maxine Nelson of the GARP Risk Institute as they look back on key learnings from the latest season of the Climate Risk Podcast. As we head into 2023, Maxine and Jo once again join forces to review the latest season of Climate Risk Podcasts, gleaning key insights from each guest and discussing ongoing trends in climate risk management. From scientists to CEOs, asset owners to archaeologists, we’ve upheld our promise to showcase a variety of different perspectives ...

CFRF Underwriting Guides: Litigation and Physical Risk

December 08, 2022 12:50 - 36 minutes - 50.6 MB

Hear from members of the UK’s Climate Financial Risk Forum, as we dive into their brand-new publications on climate litigation and physical risk. Part 1 | Litigation Risk Underwriting Guide | 00:00:00–00:15:54 Part 2 | Physical Risk Underwriting Guide | 00:15.54–00:36:13 The Climate Financial Risk Forum (CFRF) was set up in 2019 by the UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), to build capacity and share best practice across industry and the ...

Christmas Climate Book Club Special

December 01, 2022 15:14 - 34 minutes - 47 MB

What climate books do you want for Christmas?  Listen in to find out where to start on picking out those stocking fillers. In this special episode, Jo reunites with William McDonnell to discuss their top picks of climate books across all genres, from climate science to politics and economics, covering fiction and non-fiction. Although its light-hearted, there’s a deadly serious point: given the urgency of the climate crisis, we need to educate ourselves on the nature of the problem and the...

The “Net” of “Net-Zero”: Making Voluntary Carbon Markets Work

November 10, 2022 13:05 - 28 minutes - 40.6 MB

Hear from William McDonnell, COO of the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market, as we discuss the role of carbon credits in the transition to net-zero, and what changes are needed to ensure that the voluntary market can function correctly. Sign up for GARP’s 2022 Climate Risk Symposium here! Part I: Nov 22, 1:00 - 2:30 pm GMT Part II: Dec 1, 1:00 - 2:30 pm GMT As firms’ climate ambitions steadily rise, many are looking towards carbon credits to help ease themselves into the...

Investing in the Era of Climate Change

October 20, 2022 13:00 - 34 minutes - 48.1 MB

Hear from Bruce Usher, Professor of Practice at Columbia Business School, as we examine the investment opportunities and strategies that have emerged in response to the challenges of climate change. We know that we need to rapidly reduce global greenhouse gas emissions in order to avoid catastrophic levels of climate change. This will require considerable private capital. Thankfully, there are significant investment opportunities today to support this transition, including renewable energy...

Data, AI, and Innovation: Insights from the Frontiers of Climate Science

September 29, 2022 14:12 - 32 minutes - 45 MB

Hear from Prof. Emily Shuckburgh OBE, Director of Cambridge Zero, as we explore the potential for machine learning to help us navigate an increasingly difficult transition to net-zero. Time is fast running out to limit end of century warming to 1.5oC. With significant European energy insecurity in the wake of the Ukrainian war, and increasing diplomatic tension between the world’s largest emitters, it is increasingly uncertain whether global emissions will fall rapidly enough to secure a 1...

How Politics Shapes Climate Policy: Insights for Risk Professionals

August 30, 2022 14:58 - 32 minutes - 44.9 MB

Hear from Prof. David Victor and Dr. Danny Cullenward, as we dive into the political forces that mould the climate policy landscape. Designing climate policies that are effective in achieving climate change mitigation and adaptation is a major challenge. Most economists argue for a carbon tax, which helps align incentives appropriately. But the costs can be all too visible to consumers, prompting protests and undermining their political acceptability.  Indeed, when it comes to climate po...

30,000 Years in 30 Minutes: Climate Risk from an Archaeologist’s Perspective

July 27, 2022 10:09 - 30 minutes - 41.7 MB

Hear from Prof. Brian Fagan, Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, as we dig up lessons in climate risk from the ancient world of our ancestors. Humanity has been subject to extreme weather and natural climate change for millions of years, and we can trace its impacts back to even our most ancient civilizations. A recent revolution in climate archaeology offers us a window into the climate risk management practices of the past. Just as contempo...

The Green Bond Market Explained (And Why Investors Do Need to Worry About Climate Risk)

July 06, 2022 15:13 - 34 minutes - 48 MB

Hear from Sean Kidney, CEO of the Climate Bonds Initiative, as we explore the many ways finance is going green, from the phenomenal growth of the green bond market, to the ongoing revolution in investor sentiment, to the growing financial risks from climate change… and much, much more! There are few challenges facing humanity as important as the transition towards a resilient, net-zero global economy. The mitigation and adaptation required will need great deal of both public and private in...

EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance: Everything You Wanted to Know, But Were Too Afraid to Ask

June 15, 2022 13:15 - 33 minutes - 46.3 MB

Hear from Eila Kreivi, Chief Sustainable Finance Advisor at the European Investment Bank, as we take a closer look at the EU Taxonomy, including what it is and isn’t, how it developed, and what it means for the future of sustainable finance. A key challenge with tackling climate change is how to channel the vast amount of private sector investment towards activities that are ‘green’ or transitioning to green.  Taxonomies are potentially useful, setting out definitions and thresholds for ac...

30 Years of Catastrophe Modelling: Lessons for Risk Professionals

May 26, 2022 03:45 - 35 minutes - 49.8 MB

Hear from Fathom’s Matthew Jones and Andrew Smith as we discuss the challenges and opportunities created by climate change for modellers of physical risk. Modelling physical risks, particularly from natural catastrophes, is challenging, requiring specialist knowledge and complex data sets. Additionally, with climate change affecting the frequency and severity of many natural catastrophes, these models need to start incorporating future risk from climate change. Today’s episode will explore t...

The Oceans & Climate Explained (and Why it Matters to Finance)

May 05, 2022 13:03 - 26 minutes - 37.5 MB

Hear from Julie Pullen, a leading expert in ocean-atmosphere interactions, on how our oceans are being affected by climate change, what we stand to lose, and how we can restore them whilst building resilience. The world’s oceans are critical to all life on Earth. They have also buffered us against the worst impacts of climate change, absorbing about a third of all of our carbon emissions, and around 90% of the temperature increase from global warming. However, ocean ecosystems are undergoi...

Supply Chains: Why Sustainability is the Best Form of Risk Management

April 12, 2022 19:00 - 29 minutes - 41 MB

Hear from Kevin Dooley, Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management, as he talks to us about how managing the sustainability of your supply chain is the best approach to risk management. Supply chains are an absolutely integral part of the modern global economy.  But as they grow in complexity, they become more fragile. They are also often opaque to companies wanting to decarbonize through their value chain – that is, covering their so-called scope 3 emissions.    In this episode ...

Culture and Capability: An Asset Owner’s Guide to Net Zero

March 24, 2022 14:42 - 30 minutes - 42.2 MB

Hear from Alan Smith, First Church Estates Commissioner, about the culture and capabilities that asset owners look for in the companies they invest in. Asset owners have a fiduciary duty to act in the best interests of their ultimate beneficiaries, which often forces them to take a longer-term perspective than many other types of financial firms. So, it’s not surprising that many of them are concerned about the systemic nature of climate risks.  Many are proactively engaging with firms in th...

Achieving Net-Zero: Reframing Climate Change as a Supply Side Issue

March 03, 2022 16:48 - 35 minutes - 48.1 MB

Hear from Mark Campanale, Founder of the Carbon Tracker Initiative, as we dive into the strategies being used to align financial markets to a net-zero economy. Global financial markets play a major role in addressing the challenges of climate change. But is the financial system equipped with the right tools to progress the net-zero transition with the urgency that is required? Are current strategies, such as the TCFD disclosures framework and the EU Taxonomy likely to get us to net-zero, o...

Sustainability and Space: Lessons from Lower Orbit

February 10, 2022 16:32 - 28 minutes - 39.5 MB

Amidst growing concerns over the sustainability of space-based technologies, Chris Geiger explains his firm’s strategy for overcoming the many challenges at this frontier of engineering. Space-based technologies are an increasingly important part of the global infrastructure and — like all of Earth’s resources — should be managed sustainably. This episode serves as a prime example of how firms can embed long-term thinking, resilience, and adaptability into their corporate structure, and ho...

Sustainability and Space: Lessons from Low Earth Orbit

February 10, 2022 16:32 - 28 minutes - 39.5 MB

Amidst growing concerns over the sustainability of space-based technologies, Chris Geiger explains his firm’s strategy for overcoming the many challenges at this frontier of engineering. Space-based technologies are an increasingly important part of the global infrastructure and — like all of Earth’s resources — should be managed sustainably. This episode serves as a prime example of how firms can embed long-term thinking, resilience, and adaptability into their corporate structure, and ho...

What We Learned About Climate Risk in 2021

January 20, 2022 17:03 - 36 minutes - 50.7 MB

As we head into 2022, Jo and Maxine look back at the past year of Climate Risk Podcasts, reviewing key learnings from our guests and discussing recent trends in climate risk management. From lawyers to professors, regulators to entrepreneurs, we’ve had a great variety of guests talk about a wide range of topics over the last year. This episode re-examines the rich knowledge that has been shared on the Climate Risk Podcast over the last 12 months, creating a narrative of climate risk wisdom...

Adapting to Tail Risks: Surviving the Cascading Risks from Climate Change

December 09, 2021 16:27 - 33 minutes - 61 MB

By their very nature, it can be extremely difficult to capture the truly disastrous potential of the tail risks associated with climate change. Additionally, the growing complexity of human and natural systems means that tail risks will continue to arise in unexpected and novel ways. In today’s episode, we’ll explore a new perspective on understanding and assessing tail risks, and how we can build resilience to these threats within organizations and at the societal level. So, today’s e...

Confessions of an Economist: How Imperfect Policymaking Will Shape Transition Risks

November 18, 2021 21:31 - 35 minutes - 64.6 MB

Many of the financial risks that will arise from the transition towards a net-zero economy will be determined by what climate-related policies are enacted, the speed with which policymakers act, and how the economy evolves in response to these policies. Given economics’ critical role in policymaking, the economist’s perspective on climate change provides insights into how these policy options might evolve, helping risk professionals to better identify and assess financial risks associated ...

The Rising Tide of Climate Litigation

October 28, 2021 18:53 - 30 minutes - 56.6 MB

Against a backdrop of increasing societal awareness and improved scientific understanding of climate change, many stakeholders regard the law as an important tool to hold firms and governments to account and drive forward the green agenda. Since the Paris Agreement in 2015, there has been a significant rise in the number of climate-related litigation cases, increasing the legal jeopardy and reputational risk for firms navigating the transition. That’s why this episode will: Provide a ...

Navigating the Alphabet Soup of Climate Reporting Standards

October 07, 2021 19:07 - 25 minutes - 46.4 MB

Today’s episode is all about how to navigate the increasingly complex landscape of climate disclosures, sustainability reporting frameworks and green taxonomies that have emerged over the last few years. This episode will address: What role disclosures should be playing in driving the transition to a low carbon economy Recent efforts to move beyond a narrow focus on climate to incorporate factors such as nature, biodiversity and water into disclosure frameworks The attributes that ri...

B Corps: How to put sustainability at the heart of a business

September 16, 2021 20:00 - 31 minutes - 57.4 MB

Over the past few years, we have seen an increasing number of companies take it upon themselves to engage with the issues climate change and sustainability on a voluntary basis - with firms’ motivations ranging from an interest in the long-term sustainability of their company’s activities, to a sense a moral duty to people and planet. There is a lot to be learnt from the organisations taking proactive steps to embed issues of sustainability at the heart of what they do. That’s why in today...

Climate Disclosures: What can we learn from TCFD adoption in the banking sector?

July 29, 2021 19:03 - 31 minutes - 57.3 MB

In today’s episode we will be returning to the topic of climate disclosures, looking specifically at the advancements in TCFD adoption across the banking sector. In 2019 we recorded a podcast that discussed the early adoption of the TCFD across the banking sector. Now, just 2 years on, we are starting to see a number of countries laying out plans for mandatory TCFD reporting. Expectations around the quality of climate disclosures are rising and we are seeing the TCFD transitioning to bec...

Why Net Zero Doesn’t Always Mean Net Zero

July 08, 2021 14:59 - 44 minutes - 81.7 MB

In this installment of the Climate Risk Podcast we are joined by renowned economist Professor Sir Dieter Helm, whose extensive experience of advising governments on energy and natural capital helps us cut through the hype and face the realities of reaching net zero. In the run up to Glasgow’s COP26 as part of the global ‘race to zero’ initiative, we have seen a significant rise in commitments to reach net zero at both the national and firm level. But there are many routes to get there, dif...

Agriculture and Climate Change Win-Wins: How to reduce emissions whilst building resilience

June 17, 2021 20:49 - 26 minutes - 48.5 MB

In this instalment of the Climate Risk Podcast we are turning our attention to agriculture, forestry and land use, a sector that both affects, and is affected by, climate change. Producing approximately 20% of total global greenhouse gasses, agriculture, forestry and land use is considered the second largest source of emissions after energy production, making it a critical focus for global decarbonisation. But the sector’s sensitivity to changes in temperature and precipitation, as well ...

The Race to Net Zero: Understanding the role of boards and firm commitments

June 01, 2021 22:13 - 29 minutes - 53.3 MB

In this instalment of the Climate Risk Podcast we will be taking a closer look at the role of real economy firms, and their boards, in the race to net zero. Last year we looked at the role that boards have in shaping firms’ climate strategies and developing approaches to managing the risks and opportunities from climate change. Since then, the pressure on boards has only mounted, given this more recent and growing emphasis on the transition to net zero. So today we return to the boardroo...

The Race to Net Zero

June 01, 2021 22:13 - 29 minutes - 53.3 MB

In this instalment of the Climate Risk Podcast we will be taking a closer look at the role of real economy firms, and their boards, in the race to net zero. Last year we looked at the role that boards have in shaping firms’ climate strategies and developing approaches to managing the risks and opportunities from climate change. Since then, the pressure on boards has only mounted, given this more recent and growing emphasis on the transition to net zero. So today we return to the boardroo...

Climate Data Challenges: What are they and how can we solve them?

May 06, 2021 21:16 - 28 minutes - 52.4 MB

In this instalment of the Climate Risk Podcast we address a few different topics all tied together by the central theme of climate data. Translating the output of climate, energy and economic models into decision useful climate analytics is fraught with challenges. It requires the bridging of informational gaps, but also the bridging of disciplines and communities. It also means navigating the uncertainty that comes with modelling something as complex as our global climate system. Progre...

Climate Data Challenges: What are they and how can we solve them?

May 06, 2021 21:16 - 28 minutes - 52.4 MB

In this instalment of the Climate Risk Podcast we address a few different topics all tied together by the central theme of climate data. Translating the output of climate, energy and economic models into decision useful climate analytics is fraught with challenges. It requires the bridging of informational gaps, but also the bridging of disciplines and communities. It also means navigating the uncertainty that comes with modelling something as complex as our global climate system. Progre...