Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Thierry Philipponnat, Chief Economist at Finance Watch, warns that economic modelling must evolve to prompt policymakers to take action on climate. The paper explained that “traditional backward-looking risk assessments” could not accurately anticipate climate-related risks, including green swans.

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Chris Hall

JULY 31, 2023

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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GreenBiz

APRIL 28, 2021

Climate scientists have unambiguously told us how to avoid the grimmest consequences of climate change: achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. And the Paris Agreement has given us a roadmap to get there through ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 21, 2025

Mark Hertsgaard, co-founder, Covering Climate Now Too often, climate change coverage is locked in scientific abstractions, such as 1.5 Most people dont know about the Paris Agreement, let alone the significance of 1.5C. Slow-walking on climate action is really the new climate denialism, he says.

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