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ClimatrendsThe Financial Risk & Climate Change ConnectionHow do we apply the principles of financial risk management to the challenge of climate change? In this episode, we connect the worlds of climate and finance with renowned economist Dr. Bob Litterman.2021-11-0223 min
ClimatrendsEpisode 10 - The Need for Forward-looking Government & Corporate PolicyHow do we thread the needle with smart policy that avoids a worst-case warming scenario? What responsibilities do businesses have to go from talk to real climate action? In this episode, Dr. Andrew Dessler lends his expertise in climate impact and climate change policy as delve into what needs to get done.2021-09-2226 min
ClimatrendsEpisode 9 - Bridging the Gap Between Scientists and Decision MakersThe process of creating evidence-based, actionable solutions to climate change is a science all its own. How can climate science be made more useful for decision makers? In this Episode: A discussion with Dr. Kripa Jagannathan, an expert in climate science usability and adaptation. What is “coproduction?” Managing the complexities of applicable climate science for business leaders. How can you become a climate leader in your industry/business? Episode Links: More about Kripa and her work: https://erg.berkeley.edu/people/jagannatan-kripa/ The Drou...2021-06-1729 min
ClimatrendsEpisode 8: Dr. Zeke HausfatherEPISODE 8: Thinking Big. How Government and Markets Can Work Together on Climate Solutions. Climate change is a complicated web of science, politics, technology, economy, and controversy. Where do we begin in building a solution? In this Episode: A discussion with Dr. Zeke Hausfather about realistic greenhouse gas emissions trajectories. The challenges of predicting human behavior. Can we rely on markets and companies to innovate ourselves into a net zero economy? Where does the government fit in? Dr. Hausfather’s take on the role of carbon emissions capture te...2021-05-0729 min
ClimatrendsAn Inconvenient Truth: Dr. Michael MannMore than two decades ago, Dr. Michael Mann and his colleagues published the iconic “hockey stick” graph--an estimate of how temperatures varied over the past thousand years. The truth, as it turns out, is quite inconvenient. In this Episode: Dr. Mann discusses the science and controversy surrounding the “hockey stick.” Climate change’s impact on the finance and investment industry. How have climate models been performing? The role of government in climate policy. Episode Links: Dr. Mann’s latest book, “The New Climate War” Dr. Mann’s w2021-04-0829 min
ClimatrendsEpisode 6 - Dr. Kevin TrenberthRunning a successful business entails managing a multitude of risks every day from new competitors to new technology. Climate change itself brings a plethora of business challenges. How can we frame the threat? What threats are top of mind for businesses? In this Episode Introduction to Dr. Kevin Trenberth, a distinguished scholar at the National Center of Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder and an Honorary Academic in the Department of Physics, Auckland University in Auckland, New Zealand An in-depth discussion on the impact of climate change on business What is Dr. Trenberth worried about most? How...2021-03-0330 min
ClimatrendsArctic Warming & Winter Weirding - Dr. Jennifer FrancisThe Arctic is warming three times faster than the rest of the planet and there is no doubt that this is having a profound effect on weather patterns. How is Arctic warming and amplification changing winter weather behavior? Does the data connect the dots between climate change and “weather weirding?” In this Episode: Introduction to Dr. Jennifer Francis, Senior Scientist at the Woodwell Climate Research Center How is the Arctic influencing winter weather? Can we expect to see fewer, yet more intense winter storms? Dr. Francis’ take on what busine...2021-02-0526 min
ClimatrendsFires and Drought - Dr. Jonathan OverpeckMeteorologist Paul Douglas here for Climatrends, a podcast series examining the business implications of a rapidly changing climate. My businesses are based in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, where we’ve had our fair share of weather-weirding in recent decades, including more floods. The local DNR now refers to them as mega-rains. More midwinter rain and ice. Higher summer dew points and heat indices - and a consistently longer growing season, which farmers see as both opportunity – and threat. Meanwhile meteorologists across much of the western United States are spending more time tracking drought, fires, smoke and dang...2021-01-1026 min
ClimatrendsClimate Change and Hurricanes - Dr. Kerry EmanuelClimatrends Podcast Episode 3 - Hurricanes Dr. Kerry Emanuel Meteorologist Paul Douglas here with another episode of Climatrends, examining business risk posed by a rapidly changing climate. Our goal: interview leading scientists around the world, to better understand how physical threats are already impacting company’s operations and bottom lines, and what climate models are predicting for the future. What should business leaders be doing today – to better prepare for a warmer, wetter, wilder tomorrow? For what it’s worth, it was a tropical storm - Agnes, back in 1972, that ignited my interest in the we...2021-01-1026 min
ClimatrendsPhysical Climate Change Risks - Dr. John AbrahamClimatrends Podcast Episode 2 - Physical Risks Dr. John Abraham Has the weather always been this crazy? Paul Douglas here. I’m a meteorologist, on a good day. Lately there haven’t been many good weather-days. The news headlines often sound like a billboard for the Book of Revelations. Biblical floods, withering droughts, super-sized hurricanes, raging wildfires burning out of control in the west. Is this really normal weather? Maybe the media is focusing in on wild weather events that have always plagued our nation and the planet? The data suggest otherwise. The definition of normal weat...2021-01-1022 min
ClimatrendsClimate Change and Business Risk - Josh PriggeClimatrends Podcast Episode 1 - Business Risk Interview with Josh Prigge This podcast examines how a rapidly changing climate will impact business. In fact, climate volatility and weather disruption is already impacting businesses around the world. Patterns are shifting. Extremes becoming more extreme. Connect the dots and you’re left with one thought: this is either the Mother of All Coincidences, or it’s real. It’s happening. This isn’t some far-off-in-the-future thing. NOAA reports the United States have experienced the most weather and climate disasters on record in 2020. And it is, in fact, a trend. Climate theory has become our new ext...2021-01-1020 min