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Mastercard: Planting Seeds of Change: How People and Partnerships Tackled Climate Change in 2024

3BL Media

But amid the chaos were signs of hope, courtesy of people who proved that our efforts do make a difference in the fight against climate change. Rising ocean temperatures spurred by climate change are making their job even harder. a brutal heat dome oppressed India and wildfires ravaged South America.

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Canada isn't challenging banks enough to prepare for climate chaos

Corporate Knights

The joke is a good reminder of the limitations of the climate-scenario exercise about to be conducted by Canada’s financial regulator, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI). In the climate context, possible future scenarios centre on physical risk, transition risk or both.

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Investors Go Salmon Fishing With Climate Scientists

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: The global climate is an enormously complex system, and as climate change intensifies, damaging climate events are cascading from one another. Getting a better handle on climate science can sharpen these tools. By Sara Rosner - Director, Environmental Research and Engagement—Responsible Investment.

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These 50 Canadian corporate citizens are a cut above

Corporate Knights

Just as more than 95% of climate scientists accept the truth of climate change, most corporate leaders recognize that their role in society has changed. degrees 38* 42 Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd Metal and coal mining C 38* 31 Bank of Montreal Banks C NZAM, NZBA 39** 45 Manulife Financial Corp Insurance companies C 1.5°C

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Can Artificial Intelligence Help Tackle Climate Change?

Sense and Sustainability

Artificial intelligence (AI) is present in our lives in many areas, from phones where we can easily access almost any information anywhere in the world to supermarkets where we can shop with a ‘click’; from banks where we can easily process transactions online to social platforms where we spend most of our time. 18, 2020.

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“Huge Disconnect” Between Financiers and Scientists on Climate Risk  

Chris Hall

Creon Butler, Director, Global Economy and Finance Programme at think tank Chatham House, made a similar warning of a “probable sharp adjustment” this month , saying that “financial markets did not yet reflect climate risk” despite the clear severe economic and financial consequences of climate change.

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Beware the Green Swan

Chris Hall

Breaking with tradition Finance Watch’s latest report , released this week, underscores the stark reality of rising climate risks and calls for economic models that do not mislead, scenario analyses that prepare the market, and a new prudential tool to address the build-up of systemic climate risk.