The business opportunities of extreme weather & climate change
Continue reading “ExxonMobil Investors Demand Extra Reporting on Climate Change Impact”
Sea level rise will double coastal flood risk worldwide, according to research, published in the Scientific Reports journal. Continue reading “Doubling of coastal flooding frequency within decades due to sea-level rise”
The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) has today (12 May) issued a Risk Alert to raise awareness around the financial risks posed by climate change. We are asking all actuaries, whichever field they are working in, to consider how the implications of climate change affect their work, actions and decision making.
Increased sea-level rise and land subsidence in the future mean that 50% more people will be exposed to coastal flooding by 2080, according to a study by scientists in the Netherlands. Continue reading “Dutch Scientists Say 50% More People at Risk of Coastal Flooding by 2080”
The quintessentially British lush, green lawn could become a thing of the past; gardeners in the north could enjoy a longer growing season and plant pests and diseases not yet established in some areas of the country could become commonplace; these are some of the findings of a new report from the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) and leading academics into the impact of climate change on gardening. Continue reading “UK: Climate change threat to gardening”
Denis Kessler discusses how the reinsurance industry can effectively manage risk across large-scale natural catastrophes. Recorded at the 2017 Extreme Events and Climate Risk Forum – Scientific Seminar, co-organised with SCOR Foundation and hosted by SCOR. Continue reading “How reinsurers can absorb the risks of natural catastrophe events – Interview with Denis Kessler”