Managing Climate Risk in the U.S. Financial System
“Climate change is already impacting or is anticipated to impact nearly every facet of the economy, including infrastructure, agriculture, residential, and commercial property, as well as human health and labor productivity.” The U.S. Commodity Future Trading Commission (CFTC) has released a report issuing dire warnings about climate change’s impact on the financial markets. The CFTC
Florida Climate Outlook: Assessing Physical and Economic Impacts through 2040
How will Florida be impacted by climate change—not in 100 years, but in 20? The questions are addressed in the Florida Climate Outlook: a comprehensive, visual report on the near-term physical and economic impacts of climate change and climate policy in Florida. Overview The Florida Climate Outlook takes a novel, visual approach in synthesizing new
Top 4 Pop Research from 2018
In 2018 we developed research and isolated data sets to create some simple graphics and messages. Our social community engaged heavily with these posts and we have compiled the most popular charts and messages below. Number 1: We can see that CO2 is climbing every year. People argue about the source of this CO2 and
Using Cattle To Reverse/Offset Global Warming
Beef production is an environmentally destructive process unless producers are conscious and aware of best practices to reduce high greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, land degradation, and feed-food competition. Estimates by various sources (IPCC, FAO, EPA and others) place the contribution of livestock as a whole to global anthropogenic GHG emissions at 7–18% and beef consumption
More on Climate Risk Ranking Report
In 2017, we shared some of the preliminary research that has led us to publish a breakthrough report of epic proportion. With the cost of climate change on the rise, it is important for investors to consider the long-term effects of their investments. We are especially interested in explaining the long-term risk and responsibility of
Assessing Climate Change in Colombia’s Protected Areas
World Wildlife Fund works in partnership with the Colombian government to protect and monitor 49.5 million acres of natural forest. The idea is to stop deforestation and to protect trees, which consume a massive amount of roughly one to two billion tons of carbon each year. A quick recap on why we need trees: The
Mathematical Equation of Climate Change
"I wasn't actually sure about climate change until I did the math myself." - David Vogel, Trustee and Co-Founder of VoLo Foundation How do we prove that humans account for 100% of the increasing CO2 in the atmosphere? If you remember high school chemistry, then you have the tools to calculate how many molecules are
Climate Risk Ranking Report
"After a year of deadly and costly storms, record wildfires, and severe drought threatening millions with starvation, the costs of climate change are now visible, rising, and downright frightening. As a former macro hedge fund manager, who has spent nearly 25 years trying to quantify financial risks, I believe that climate change is the least
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Researchers at MIT's Laboratory for Aviation and the Environment (LAE) have extensive expertise in analyzing the atmospheric impacts of aviation, transportation, and other emissions sources. In 2017, LAE prepared the first facility-level analysis of the air quality-driven health impacts of facilities attributed to the companies in the FTSE Russell-1000 Index, broken down by impacted state.