Beyond 1.5°C: How to Think About Our New Climate Reality
Podcast
29-05-2025
Laurie Laybourn
Hear from Laurie Laybourn, Executive Director of the Strategic Climate Risk Initiative, as we explore how climate risks change in a 1.5°C world.
As we look increasingly certain to breach 1.5 degrees of warming, we are entering an era defined not just by extreme weather and policy uncertainty, but also by cascading disruptions, systemic instability, and the potential for tipping points in both the environment and society. That’s why in this episode, we take a hard look at how our understanding of climate risk needs to evolve. We explore:
- Why traditional climate risk frameworks may be missing a third, critical dimension, namely derailment risk;
- How scenario planning can help institutions prepare for destabilizing futures;
- And what risk professionals can do to improve climate risk assessments and build real resilience in the face of escalating shocks.
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