#climaterisks — Public Fediverse posts
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“I’ve spent over 50 years fighting fires, and I’ve watched this threat change beyond recognition,” said former Commissioner of Fire & Rescue NSW Greg Mullins.
“The fire seasons start earlier, burn hotter and run longer, because climate pollution from coal, oil and gas is heating the planet.”
Australia’s 2019-20 Black Summer disaster was one of the most catastrophic fire seasons in its history, killing 33 people directly, with an additional 417 deaths attributed to smoke inhalation.
Mr Mullins said that “in the six years since, we’ve added more pollution to the problem”.
“Governments that keep approving new coal, oil and gas projects are raising the risk of even worse fire disasters,” he said.
#wildfires #Australia #climateRisks #climateChange #firefighting #firefighters #fires #climatePolicy #AusPol
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🚨How should Europe deal with #climaterisks? Climate #mitigation #adaptation is becoming essential. 🎙️Watch the latest EEA 'climate and environment' podcast pisode or 🎧wherever you download your podcasts 🔗https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbJhUyCqi4Y
🚨How should Europe deal with #climaterisks?
Climate #mitigation #adaptation is becoming essential.
🎙️Watch the latest EEA 'climate and environment' podcast pisode or 🎧wherever you download your podcasts
🔗piped.video/watch?v=vbJhUyCq…
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https://nitter.net/EUEnvironment/status/2084560419302072606#m -
Australian Climate Risk assesment report has just been forced to be released by the #greens
It was so bad they kept it secret for over two years.
Whilst pertinent to #australia many of the findings are applicable to all the globe...
... Which makes the US #climate terrorism under Agent Krasnov the destroyer even more evil.tRump is literally killing hundreds of thousands of Americans over the next couple of decades.
#climatecatastrophe #climaterisks #climatechange
https://www.acs.gov.au/pages/41f9b35a4c7041c68d33ee41552b0dce
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Droughts don’t just dry up water — they drain livelihoods and weaken local economies
#Drought #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WaterCrisis #Sustainability #FoodSecurity #LocalEconomies #Banks #EconomicImpact #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateRisks #Resilience
https://the-14.com/droughts-dont-just-dry-up-water-they-drain-livelihoods-and-weaken-local-economies/ -
Institute and Faculty of Actuaries reported on this in January #CapitalRequirements #climaterisks
https://actuaries.org.uk/news-and-media-releases/news-articles/2025/jan/16-jan-25-planetary-solvency-finding-our-balance-with-nature/ -
Are investors Flying Blind on #ClimateRisks in audit reports?
'Disabling Autopilot on Audit reports' analyses 140 audit reports from highly #carbon-exposed companies🔍 Most audit reports lack transparency on whether auditors assessed #ClimateRisks https://carbontracker.org/reports/flying-blind-disabling-autopilot-for-audit-reports/
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Do you feel informed about climate risks and adaptation to climate change?
#ClimateChangeAdaptation #ClimateChange #Adaptation #Climate #SocialRiskManagement #ClimateRisks #ClimateCrisis #Polls #MastoPoll #FediPoll #MastodonPolls
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https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5138697-sec-rejects-climate-disclosure-rule/
#SEC announces it will not defend #climatedisclosure rule
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Tuesday that it will not defend a year-old rule, rule, finalized in March 2024, which required #emissionsdisclosures in cases when that info might affect an investment decision, requiring publicly held companies to disclose #climaterisks and in some cases the details of their emissions.
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An anonymised survey by E3G finds 82% of UK-based institutional investors are worried about the risks #ClimateChange poses to their portfolios, & that 40% have sold or reduced holdings to shield themselves from #ClimateRisks https://buff.ly/3Cmty7d
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"The law requires companies to publish an annual "climate statement" that outlines any material #ClimateRisks they may face, and their scope one, two and three greenhouse gas emissions.
Information about any of the company's strategies, governance or risk management plans pertaining to those risks and emissions must also be disclosed."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-02/mandatory-climate-reporting-rules-begin/104718398
#Australia #ClimateDisclosure -
Our 2024 highlights include #EUCRA 🌱 the first ever European Climate Risk Assessment.
It identifies 36 major #climaterisks for #Europe within 5 broad clusters: #ecosystems , #food, #health, #infrastructure and #economy & finance.
💡EXEC. SUMMARY via link in the comments👇
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https://nitter.privacydev.net/EUEnvironment/status/1873625291030954372#m -
⚠️ Is flawed economics risking your pensions, savings, and future financial security? Our latest webinar explains the concerning trend of #pension funds relying on flawed economic data for investment that underestimates physical #ClimateRisks https://buff.ly/49Dfm5T
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Insure Our Future’s annual scorecard for #insurance companies warns urgent action is needed to tackle escalating #ClimateRisks that could leave vulnerable communities completely unprotected ⚠️ https://buff.ly/4g6bvRu
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Economic impact of floods in Spain 🇪🇸 could rise to over €10 bn euros says Central Bank
#ClimateRisks materialising much faster than thought
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Global insured losses from natural disasters = $100bn+ for 4th straight yr in 2023. Moody’s estimates US hurricanes Helene & Milton = $55bn in losses. 57% of insurers attribute interest in transition investing to a need to manage & mitigate #ClimateRisks https://buff.ly/3BQ8CFb
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And a US-centric point: The #GOP, through it's policy implementations, has demonstrated that they don't care if their policies destroy communities or kill women
Communities: cf Helene and Milton - the 2 most recent #ClimateChange enhanced hurricanes that wreaked havoc on the cost and inland; #ClimateRIsks rendering communities uninsusrable
Killing women: #Abortion restrictions in Texas and the related increase in maternal mortality (https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/texas-maternal-mortality-rate-rises-abortion-ban/)
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To really be greener, businesses need to look to the boardroom
#Sustainability #GreenBusiness #ClimateAction #Boardroom #CorporateResponsibility #Greenwashing #ESG #ClimateRisks #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalImpact #BusinessLeadership
#ClimateCrisis #GHG
https://the-14.com/to-really-be-greener-businesses-need-to-look-to-the-boardroom/ -
"At least half of 178 tourism assets around #Australia – from national parks to city attractions and airports – are facing major #ClimateRisks. And as the heat rises, so do the disruptions. Many of the country’s 620,000 tourism jobs will be under threat, according to the report from the insurance group Zurich and the economic analysts Mandala."
“What struck us was just the sheer size of the problem,”
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"At least half of 178 tourism assets around #Australia – from national parks to city attractions and airports – are facing major #ClimateRisks. And as the heat rises, so do the disruptions. Many of the country’s 620,000 tourism jobs will be under threat, according to the report from the insurance group Zurich and the economic analysts Mandala."
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"The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency conducted a review last year including 22 large #banks to see how they account for the impact of #ClimateChange on their loan books and businesses.
It sheds more light on the shortcomings regulators have identified in many banks' preparations to manage #ClimateRisks, which some industry experts argue puts trillions of dollars of assets in jeopardy."
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This underscores a point I try to make from time to time, when I sound more bearish about the future of humanity than the climate scientists are: What threatens humankind is more than just the first-order effects of Climate.
You see Trump and others characterizing the Climate movement as a fear that we will drown from sea level rise. That's not the risk. There are secondary and tertiary risks, such as crop failures and consequent famine. But migration of animals of all kinds will happen, and some of those animals are as small as mosquitos.
This means that climate scientists are not the only experts we should be talking to in order to understand the climate problem. Diseases, insects, crops, etc. will become increasingly important. Not only are climate experts at risk of experiencing "Peter Principle" effects if they stretch too far, pretending expertise in areas they don't have, but we as a public will be blind to important dimensions of risk analysis that only an expert in these other fields would see.
In effect, it means that if a climate expert tells you about a certain set of risks, they are almost necessarily low-balling that risk for lack of ability to cover the space. And it means we as a public are planning timelines that are way too generous.
#climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateExpertise #ClimateRisks #mosquitos #mosquitoes #disease #DiseaseTransmission
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Residential buildings should be better protected from climate risks after storm damage – insurance association
https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/residential-buildings-should-be-better-protected-climate-risks-after-storm-damage-insurance-association #climaterisks #adaptation
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Australian, New Zealand property markets face creeping #ClimateRisks - Reuters https://apple.news/A2ot99tdxQL2m47gmDaxIwA “Policymakers, researchers and property experts warn climate change is a risk that #HomeBuyers in #Australia and #NewZealand have not priced in as they pursue lifestyles near the water or bushland
#NaturalDisasters could wipe about A$800 billion off Australia's #housing market by 2030 or about 6.7% of the total value
In New Zealand, around 20% of houses are on #floodplains” -
"Two dozen government agencies are unveiling updated plans for adapting to the changing #climate.
Broadly, these updated plans seek to expand the agencies’ focus on #ClimateRisks to their facilities and supply chains and the risks to federal employees"
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4730650-federal-agencies-update-climate-impacts/
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There's a battle going on to manage #ClimateRisks in emerging & developing countries, where levels of insurance cover are much lower. In Africa🌍, just 7% of 'natural disaster' losses are covered https://buff.ly/3RACev0
