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Beware the Green Swan

Chris Hall

Thierry Philipponnat, Chief Economist at Finance Watch, warns that economic modelling must evolve to prompt policymakers to take action on climate. Based on the UNFCCC’s latest synthesis and technical reports published earlier this year, existing policies to tackle climate change are well and truly off track.

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“Huge Disconnect” Between Financiers and Scientists on Climate Risk  

Chris Hall

The Real World Climate Scenarios initiative aims to address the issue by developing more relevant scenarios that integrate the complex the overlapping impacts such as geopolitical, extreme weather events, migration and stranded assets, among others.