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“Huge Disconnect” Between Financiers and Scientists on Climate Risk  

Chris Hall

Some actuaries are arguing that “narrative scenarios” – qualitative information to accompany the quantitative data to provide context around climate-related metrics – would help.

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Beware the Green Swan

Chris Hall

“The harsh reality is that emissions are continuing to rise,” says Philipponnat, adding that much of the discussion among policymakers has centred around reducing the CO2 intensity of our global economy. As these perilous climate projections unfold, one might expect an inevitable upheaval in the global economy.

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Janet Yellen on financing a sustainable future

GreenBiz

Climate scientists have unambiguously told us how to avoid the grimmest consequences of climate change: achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Our goal is to take this 'whole-of-government' approach and turn it into a 'whole-of-economy' approach.

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How climate risk disclosure became a battleground for the clean economy

Corporate Knights

Opponents see it as red tape and a constraint on competitiveness, while many climate campaigners say its the bare minimum. The work of the TCFD paved the way, in 2021, for the launch of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), an international cohort of banks committed to transitioning their financed emissions.

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