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August 13, 2020

Reconstructing global climate through Earth’s history

Syracuse University

Climate Change, Future, Scenario Analysis

Accurate temperature estimates of ancient oceans are vital because they are the best tool for reconstructing global climate conditions in the past. While climate models provide scenarios of what the world could look like in the future, paleoclimate studies (study of past climates) provide insight into what the world did look like in the past. Understanding the causal relationships in climate change is imperative to making sound climate projections and decisions, now and in the future.

August 12, 2020

Climate risk and response in Asia: Research preview

Jonathan Woetzel, Oliver Tonby, Mekala Krishnan, Yuito Yamada, Dickon Pinner, and Ruslan Fakhrutdinov

Climate Change, COVID-19, Decision-making, Economic Impacts, Future, Green recovery, risk

COVID-19 is highlighting the importance of risk and resilience, and as the world focuses on recovery, it is important to not lose sight of climate risk. The Earth’s climate is changing after more than 10,000 years of relative stability, and Asia is on the front line. Climate science tells us that, absent adaptation and mitigation, the climate hazards the region faces in the future, from heat waves to flooding, are likely to be more severe, more intense, or both. The impacts in Asia in some cases could be more severe than in many other parts of the world. As Asia seeks to grow its economy—and remain a key source of growth for the world—climate is thus a critical challenge that the region will need to manage.

August 7, 2020

How to drive fossil fuels out of the US economy, quickly

David Roberts

Climate Action, Emissions reduction targets, Energy Transition, GHG emissions, Renewable Energy

Rapidly decarbonizing the US economy to avert the worst effects of climate change is possible, but it will take a war-time level effort, and tools like the forward-looking scenarios Riskthinking.AI has developed that help companies better understand and swiftly respond to climate risk

August 7, 2020

Going “All In” A Climate Policy Guide for Business Leaders

Policy, Climate Change, Decision-making, Solutions

We couldn’t agree more that it’s time for companies to go “all in” on climate – to base every major decision on the climate bottom line as well as the financial bottom line. This report offers high-level guidance on climate policy for key stakeholders who want to drive change, from CEOs to board directors to concerned employees, and aligns with Riskthinking’s approach to assessing and responding to climate risk.

August 6, 2020

Hurricane Forecast: ‘One of the Most Active Seasons on Record’

Henry Fountain

Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Hurricanes

Meteorologists are anticipating the remainder of the hurricane season to be extremely active with an unprecedented number (25) of named storms in the forecast; a climate risk factor that threatens coastal communities across the US.

August 6, 2020

Could climate become the weak link in your supply chain?

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Climate Action, risk, Scenario Analysis, Supply Chain

Greater frequency and severity of climate hazards can create more disruptions in global supply chains—interrupting production, raising costs and prices, and hurting corporate revenues.

August 6, 2020

Canada’s last fully intact Arctic ice shelf collapses

Moira Warburton

Arctic, Climate Change, Ice melt

Record warming in the Arctic region this year- 5 degrees Celsius above the 30-year average-has contributed to the collapse of the last fully intact ice shelf in the Canadian Arctic. This is both a devastating consequence -and accelerator – of climate change.

August 6, 2020

Extreme droughts in central Europe likely to increase sevenfold

Fiona Harvey

Drought, Agricultural Impacts, Climate Change, Water

Extreme droughts are likely to become much more frequent across central Europe, which threaten ecosystem and human health, and economic wellbeing. If global greenhouse gas emissions rise strongly, a seven times increase in droughts could happen new research has shown.

August 4, 2020

How the Pandemic Defeated America

Ed Yong

COVID-19, Decision-making, Green recovery, Health, risk, uncertainty, Vaccine

A virus a thousand times smaller than a dust mote has humbled and humiliated the planet’s most powerful nation. America has failed to protect its people, leaving them with illness and financial ruin. It has lost its status as a global leader. It has careened between inaction and ineptitude. The breadth and magnitude of its errors are difficult, in the moment, to truly fathom. It’s what happens in the complete absence of risk thinking.

July 31, 2020

How the Shaw Festival kept 500 people employed during COVID — by taking out pandemic insurance three years ago

Callum Marsh

COVID-19, Decision-making, Insurance, risk, uncertainty

As a result of a risk analysis exercise that was undertaken over three years ago, the Shaw Festival took out an insurance policy against the threat of a pandemic, which has saved the jobs of 500 employees. Riskthinking.ai develops tools for just this kind of risk analysis, supplying clients with the powerful advantage of better decision-making in the face of extreme uncertainty.

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