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(Part 3) 100th Episode Special: Is Finance Ready for the Risks Ahead?
September 17, 2026
Part three of this three-part special asks what seven years of climate risk have taught finance, where the sector’s limits lie, and why there are ...
(Part Two) 100th Episode Special: We Know the Risks. So Why Aren’t We Moving Fas
September 10, 2026
Part two of this three-part special looks back at seven years of climate policy to ask what has worked, what has fallen short, and whether the ...
(Part One) 100th Episode Special: Seven Years of Climate Risk — What Have We Lea
September 3, 2026
Part one of this three-part special looks back at the seven years of the podcast to ask what we have learnt about the science, what surprised us, and ...
Unlocking Transition Finance: Policy, Credibility and the Flow of Capital
July 30, 2026
Vanessa Havard-Williams OBE explores how the UK is building a credible transition finance market, from stronger policy and transition planning to ...
Investor Climate Action: What Finance Can and Can’t Achieve
May 28, 2026
Hear from Prof. Tom Gosling, Director of the Initiative in Sustainable Finance at the London School of Economics (LSE), as we examine the limits of ...
The Electro-Tech Revolution: Why the Energy Transition Is Happening Faster Than
May 7, 2026
Hear from Kingsmill Bond, Senior Energy Strategist at Ember, as we explore why renewables and electrification are reshaping the global energy system ...
A Smarter Path to Net Zero: Combining Financial Engineering With Energy Policy Innovation
April 7, 2026
Climate-linked convertible bonds can be beneficial for investors, power generators, and consumers by turning decarbonization into an engine of growth ...
A Different Kind of Bank: How to Embed Impact in Finance
March 5, 2026
Hear from Sian Williams, Chief Risk Officer at Triodos Bank UK, as we examine how values-led banking can generate positive impact for people, planet ...
What We Learned About Climate and Nature Risk in 2025
January 22, 2026
Hear from Jo Paisley and Maxine Nelson of the GARP Risk Institute as they look back on key learnings from the past year of the Climate Risk Podcast. ...
COP30: A Summary for Risk Professionals
December 18, 2025
Lackluster outcomes from COP30 highlight the growing disparity between ambition and action, reinforcing the need for risk professionals to prepare ...
Societal Collapse in a Warming World: A Risk Manager’s Lens
December 11, 2025
Hear from Dr. Luke Kemp of the Center for the Study of Existential Risk at the University of Cambridge, as we dive into the risk factors for societal ...
Positive Tipping Points: How to Fix the Climate Crisis
October 23, 2025
Hear from Prof. Tim Lenton OBE, as we explore the potential of positive tipping points in accelerating the transition to a net-zero economy. What ...
Gold is a Key Central Bank Reserve Asset: How Is Climate Change Affecting It?
September 25, 2025
Negative social and economic consequences of climate change may increase the demand for safe-haven assets, such as gold. As it plays a fundamental ...
Could the Law Finally Be Catching up With Climate Culprits?
September 18, 2025
Recent advances in climate legislation and litigation may significantly raise the materiality of legal risk for fossil fuel companies and other large ...
Navigating Systemic Risk in the Age of Polycrisis
September 11, 2025
Hear from Dr. Ajay Gambhir, Director of Systemic Risk Assessment at ASRA, as we reconsider systemic risk in an increasingly interconnected world. ...
The Missing Climate Risk: Derailment Explained for Risk Professionals
September 4, 2025
Our capacity to act on climate change and nature loss can itself be eroded by increasing physical and transition risks, possibly derailing the ...
From the Archives: Revisiting the Tail Risks from Climate Change
August 21, 2025
In this special episode, revisit this conversation with Prof. Tim Benton, as we remind ourselves of the devastating potential of the tail risks from ...
Resilience and Retreat: What Insurability Tells Us About Climate Risk
July 31, 2025
Hear from Rowan Douglas CBE, CEO of Climate Risk and Resilience at Howden Group, as we explore the vital role of insurance in the climate transition. ...
How to Host a GARP Climate & Nature Risk Scenario Game
June 12, 2025
Experience an engaging way to bring climate and nature risk to life for your team or audience.
En-ROADS: A Powerful Tool for Climate Risk Capacity-Building and Scenario Analysis Development
April 24, 2025
EN-Roads is an open-source climate simulator used by risk professionals around the world for education, capacity-building, and climate risk ...
Urban Resilience and Infrastructure Development: An Indian Case Study
April 10, 2025
With the physical impacts of climate change affecting cities, how can they develop their infrastructure to both simultaneously reduce their emissions ...
Climate Tipping Points Explained for Risk Professionals
February 6, 2025
Climate tipping points are extremely dangerous thresholds in Earth’s natural systems. What are they, how do they work, and how can we respond to them?
What We Learned About Climate and Nature Risk in 2024
January 23, 2025
Hear from Jo Paisley and Maxine Nelson of the GARP Risk Institute as they look back on key learnings from the latest season of the Climate Risk ...
Tale of Two COPs: A Summary of COP16 and COP29 for Risk Professionals
December 11, 2024
Two major global conferences quietly came and went, largely overshadowed by coverage of international conflicts and major elections. What were these ...
Directors Beware: Director Duties and Nature Risks
October 2, 2024
Directors should consider their company’s nature-related risks, or they will be exposed to legal consequences, according to a recent legal opinion ...
Risk Management’s Role in the Climate Transition
August 29, 2024
Simple climate targets are driving paper decarbonization, which has serious unintended consequences. Risk managers must keep this in mind and choose ...
Tackling Nature Risk: Insights from Financial Supervisors and Practitioners
August 28, 2024
In this webcast, co-hosted by the European Banking Institute, hear from leading experts at the intersection of nature and finance, as we dive into ...
Balancing the Climate Transition with Economic Growth: A Tug of War or a Surge in the Same Direction?
August 22, 2024
To enable simultaneous growth and decarbonization, emerging markets must embrace innovative financial products which circumvent barriers to net-zero.
Emissions by Sector: Strategies for Achieving Net Zero
August 15, 2024
Understanding the sources of global greenhouse gas emissions is essential for effective climate action. This article breaks down emissions by ...
Greenhouse Gas Accounting: 5 Tips for Getting Started
August 8, 2024
Greenhouse gas accounting can be a challenge, even if you understand the key principles. This article contains practical advice for getting started ...
How Do We Measure Global Warming?
June 20, 2024
There are a variety of ways to calculate global warming, but which one is best suited for policy?
Understanding How the Financial System Impacts Climate Change
May 30, 2024
How does the financial system affect climate change? For example, are voluntary net-zero targets actually effective at driving the transition to net ...
Exploring the Connections Between Climate Change and Global Financial Stability
May 16, 2024
One of the many reasons for caring about climate change is its potential to lead to financial instability. But how might this happen and how likely ...
It’s Time for Climate Scenario Analysis to Evolve
May 9, 2024
The speed, scale and style of the low-carbon transition to a net-zero economy poses complex challenges. Here’s how the Bank of England is extending ...
Results of GARP’s 2024 Global Survey of Nature Risk Management at Financial Firm
April 15, 2024
Explore the results of our inaugural Global Survey of Nature Risk Management at Financial Firms. Nature loss has a profound impact on the economy and ...
3 Key Areas for Understanding Nature-Related Risks
April 4, 2024
Nature-related risks remain both less understood and less widely discussed than climate risks. As nature and biodiversity continue to decrease ...
Physical and Transition Risk Interactions: A Case Study in Mining
March 26, 2024
More frequent extreme weather events could make it harder to produce the minerals needed for the transition to a low-carbon economy. We explore how ...
Sustainability's Impact on Risk Management Through Climate Stress Testing and Net-Zero Portfolio Simulations
March 14, 2024
As the urgency of tackling climate change becomes more real, risk management in financial firms is changing.
Carbon Leakage: What Is It and How Is It Shaping Climate Policy?
February 15, 2024
Carbon leakage poses a significant challenge to global climate change mitigation efforts. Here’s what risk professionals should know about it, as ...
Climate Risk Stress Testing: Agenda 2024
February 1, 2024
Banks, especially in Europe, have key climate-related stress test deliverables to complete in 2024. We highlight some key challenges that will need ...
Solving the Climate Data Problem: An Intro to the Net-Zero Data Public Utility
January 26, 2024
In this webcast, we take a deep-dive into the Net-Zero Data Public Utility (NZDPU) - the first global, centralized, open repository for private ...
Navigating New Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management
January 25, 2024
U.S. banking regulators have issued a new framework for climate-related risk. What are the core principles, and how should financial institutions ...
Production vs. Consumption: Assessing a Country's Contribution to Climate Change
January 11, 2024
Reaching net-zero emissions has emerged as a primary objective for nations around the world. But how should we measure their contribution to climate ...
Energy Security Risk 2024 Risk Trend Preview
January 5, 2024
The Risk Snapshot Series highlights key insights from GARP’s quarterly survey of Financial Risk Managers (FRM®) about critical risk issues global ...
See the Forest and the Trees with the SCR
December 12, 2023
Companies across every industry sector are seeking professionals with sustainability and climate risk knowledge and skills to join their team. Are ...
The Business Impact of Supply Chain Sustainability
December 7, 2023
Can reining in third-party emissions help strengthen the bottom lines of today’s top businesses?
Climate Transition Planning: A Guide for Risk Professionals
November 23, 2023
As the world moves toward net zero, companies need to plan their transition to a lower carbon future.
Reducing Emissions: The Devil in the Details
November 2, 2023
Getting to net-zero by 2050 is essential – but how it’s done matters too.
Back to Basics: An Introduction to Climate Risk Management
October 26, 2023
In this special webcast, the GARP Risk Institute returns to the foundational knowledge areas of climate risk, offering a comprehensive introduction ...
Climate Trends, Narratives, Shocks and Credit Risk Stress Scenarios
October 26, 2023
Credit risk measurement still doesn’t adequately capture the effects of climate change. Why is that, and what can be done to improve the modelling?
Inside The Complex Landscape of Carbon Prices
September 21, 2023
There are at least five different kinds of carbon prices. How could they impact your portfolio?
India: A Case Study in Climate Mitigation and Adaptation
September 14, 2023
This article explores the difficult trade-offs that need to be made between the competing claims of climate mitigation, adaptation, and economic ...
The Global Water Crisis: A Guide for Risk Professionals
August 25, 2023
We are in the midst of a global water crisis. Half the world’s population could be living in areas facing water scarcity by 2025, and experts predict ...
Risk Snapshot: The Growing Risks of Non-Bank Financial Intermediaries
August 7, 2023
The IMF’s 2023 Global Financial Stability Report noted that the nonbank financial intermediary (NBFI) sector has climbed to nearly 50 percent of ...
New Climate Regulations: What to Know and What They Are Trying to Achieve
August 3, 2023
A plethora of climate-related, real economy regulation has been released in the last few years. What are the main themes, and what are these policies ...
Oil and Gas Business Models – Resilient or Risky?
July 20, 2023
Despite a continued commitment to fossil fuel production, oil and gas companies contend that their business models are Paris-aligned. How is this ...
Carbon Pricing: Has It Worked and What Comes Next?
May 22, 2023
Carbon pricing has long been recognized as a textbook economic policy response to address the externality of pollution. There are now carbon pricing ...
Net-Zero Transition Plans: A Guide for Risk Professionals
April 26, 2023
Hear from Tony Rooke, Executive Director at the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net-Zero, as we delve into the importance of net-zero transition plans ...
How Extreme Weather Caused by Global Warming Is Driving New Investment Risks
April 19, 2023
Due to improvements in the ability to trace losses from extreme weather events back to emissions, climate-related litigation risks are increasing at ...
What Is Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Why Is it So Important?
March 23, 2023
Global regulatory and market trends are pressuring firms to disclose their impacts on climate change through a process known as greenhouse gas ...
Biodiversity Loss: An Introduction for Risk Professionals
March 2, 2023
In recent years, biodiversity loss has gained increasing focus as an urgent and systemic environmental risk for its impact on global food security, ...
Scenario Analysis: Guidance for Risk Professionals
February 23, 2023
Hear from members of the UK’s Climate Financial Risk Forum Scenario Analysis Working Group, as we review useful tools and resources that risk ...
Climate Risk Stress Testing and the Role of Central Banks
February 3, 2023
Proponents and detractors have already weighed in on the Federal Reserve’s news climate scenario analysis exercise, which is designed to help banks ...
Climate Scenario Analysis in Financial Firms
December 12, 2022
Read GARP’s scenario analysis deep dive, published as part of the Climate Financial Risk Forum’s (CFRF) 2022 outputs.
Steering the Ship: Creating Board-Level Climate Dashboards for Banks
July 12, 2022
As climate change risks increase worldwide, company boards will be critical in ensuring their firms remain resilient and on a path to carbon ...
Using Benchmarking to Assess the Plausibility of Climate Scenario Analysis
June 21, 2022
How can you judge the reasonableness of modelled scenario analysis outputs if the scenario is one that you’ve never experienced? This is a dilemma ...
The 4 Main Drivers of Transition Risk, and Why the Risks Are Increasing
April 12, 2022
Climate-related financial risks are the financial risks linked to climate change. These are typically split into two broad categories: physical and ...
Carbon Quotient: Managing the Financial Risks of Net Zero
April 5, 2022
The effects of climate change and the transition to a low carbon economy present emerging financial risks. These physical and transition risks ...
Climate Financial Regulation: What is on the Horizon?
March 29, 2022
Supervisors in the EU, the UK and across the world have intensified their regulation of the financial risks resulting from climate change, forcing ...
Making Sense of COP26: a Short Guide to Reaching Net Zero
November 1, 2021
As COP26 kicks off in Glasgow, reaching net zero is set to be top of the global agenda. Get acquainted with the why, when and how of reaching net ...
Nature Loss and Financial Risk: Global Insights From the WWF
August 6, 2021
Learn about nature loss, its interconnections with climate change, and how it is creating significant risks for business and finance.
A Short History of Climate Regulations and the Outlook on What Is To Come
March 31, 2021
2021 is a significant year for climate change
Biden’s First 100 Days: What Can We Expect on Climate?
March 17, 2021
The Biden administration has made climate change a key policy priority with a host of high profile announcements. Coupled with regulatory changes, it ...
Climate Risk Management Begins to Drive Investment Decisions
February 8, 2021
Investing in resilience is imperative to addressing climate change, and may result in lower financing costs
Renewables Forge Ahead in Asia-Pacific Region
September 3, 2020
Favorable economics amid rising energy demand give wind and solar an edge
A Decade of Growth Expected in Off-Grid Energy
April 17, 2020
Favorable solar and storage economics address emerging-market demands with institutional support