Climate Risk Management
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The Environment and the Economy: You Don’t Have to Choose
If something is good for the environment, and for people, usually it also makes good business sense. Read the entire article at OZY. Sustainability isn’t just good for the environment, and for our communities, it also makes good business sense. As Head of Property Management for JPMorgan Chase Global Real Estate, I’m responsible for the […]
Why Coastal Insurance Costs are Rising
Read the entire article at Yale Climate Connections. The insurance system has been strained by huge payouts after devastating storms. So many American homeowners in flood-prone areas are facing more expensive insurance premiums. Filer: “Particularly post-Katrina and post-Sandy, now, insurers are going back in and reevaluating the risk and that’s why we’re starting […]
Addressing Climate Change Should Be a Pillar of Republican Policy
Read the entire article at NewCo Shift. The free market is perfectly suited to harnessing a solution, argues Jerry Taylor, a former climate skeptic. Mr. Taylor is the founder of the Niskanen Institute. He spent years of his career as a professional climate denier – his senior role at libertarian think tank Cato […]
Bank of England Outlines Climate Change Financial Reporting Risks
Read the entire article at CCH Daily. In its new report The Bank of England’s Response to Climate Change, the bank has outlined the physical risks of climate change upon insurers and financial services, and its plans to help the UK financial system and its constituents move to a lower carbon economy. As […]
A Wall Street Veteran’s Views on Climate Risk Management
Read the entire article at The Hill. I’m a Wall Street risk manager. As an employee, a partner and, for four years, the risk manager at Goldman Sachs, I served many chairmen, including Bob Rubin, Hank Paulson and Lloyd Blankfein, who leads the firm today. Every one of them has always understood that managing risk […]
200 Cities Using New Tool to Improve Disaster-related Resilience
Read the entire article at CityScope. In a bid to boost resilience in the face of disaster, some 200 cities say they will start using a new tool to develop strategies for curbing disaster losses from climate change and other risks. The tool was released last week at the Global Platform for Risk Reduction summit held in […]
