Climate Proofers

Climate Proof
Climate Proofers

Join Louie Woodall, editor of Climate Proof, for round ups of the latest news on climate adaptation and resilience finance, tech, and policy and interviews with key "climate proofers" - experts working at the cutting edge of adaptation finance.

  1. David Carlin On Why Climate Disclosures Aren’t Enough

    3 DAYS AGO

    David Carlin On Why Climate Disclosures Aren’t Enough

    Everyone who’s anyone in climate knows David Carlin. David has been at the forefront of climate risk management and disclosure since the first rush of industry- and UN-led initiatives swept across the financial sector in the run-up to COP26. Over many years working with the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), he had a front row seat to how banks and institutional investors wrestled with the implications of climate change on their businesses and the wider economy. Now, he’s leading his own global consultancy focused on sustainability challenges: D. A. Carlin & Company. Together with his team, David is helping central banks, financial institutions, and entire governments get to grips with climate risk management and disclosure. In this episode of Climate Proofers, David sits down with Louie to offer his candid assessment of the state of climate-related financial disclosures, and explain why he thinks mandated reporting alone isn’t enough to drive essential action on adaptation and resilience. He then digs into the evolving climate-financial regulatory landscape in light of the Trump administration’s harsh attitude towards environmental programs and Europe’s wide-ranging effort to streamline its own sustainability rules. Beyond regulation, David shares his thoughts on market-driven shifts in the climate risk landscape, and his experiences working with climate risk startups including Climate X and Climate Aligned, offering his perspective on what makes for a successful company in this rapidly growing space. Check out David's Sustainability Digest HERE. Sign up to climateproof.news for a twice-weekly dose of climate adaptation & resilience news and insights. Questions? Comments? Email Louie at louie@climateproof.news

    48 min
  2. The Future of US Climate Adaptation & Resilience Under Trump 2.0

    12/10/2024

    The Future of US Climate Adaptation & Resilience Under Trump 2.0

    "Climate change" is likely to become taboo under the second Trump administration. The incoming president believes global warming to be a “hoax”, and Project 2025 – the right-wing blueprint for his second term – calls for erasing climate change references from absolutely everywhere. ​However, climate-related disasters will not go away just because the federal government refuses to accept their root causes. There is, and will continue to be, a need for policies, finance, and innovation to address climate impacts to communities and businesses, and to adapt to higher temperatures and more frequent weather extremes. ​How will climate adaptation and resilience evolve under the new administration? How could state and local governments step up to better climate-proof their constituents? And how might private investors and startups dedicated to adaptation and resilience adjust their strategies in a transformed policy space? These questions and more were answered by an expert panel at the first Climate Proof Adaptation Salon, held in New York City on December 4. This edited recording of that conversation is bursting with insights and opinion on the path ahead, with a fair dose of optimism mixed in despite the rather ominous tone emanating from the Trump transition team. Speakers: ​Sharai Lewis-Gruss, Co-owner and Principal, Two Degrees Adapt ​Jeff Schlegelmilch, Director at National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Earth Institute, Columbia University ​Daniel Murphy, Risk & Resilience Specialist, World Economic Forum ​Stacy Swann, Resilient Earth Capital   Sign up to climateproof.news for a twice-weekly dose of climate adaptation & resilience news and insights. Questions? Comments? Email Louie at louie@climateproof.news

    58 min
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Join Louie Woodall, editor of Climate Proof, for round ups of the latest news on climate adaptation and resilience finance, tech, and policy and interviews with key "climate proofers" - experts working at the cutting edge of adaptation finance.

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