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Sep 20, 2018

Australian corporate climate-related disclosure is not great

ASIC, Australia’s corporate regulator, released a report into climate risk disclosure by listed Australian companies. They are not great. While 40% of ASX100 companies (based on a sample of 20) made some form of disclosure about material climate change risks in an appropriate place — the Operating and Financial Report…

Climate Change

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Climate Change

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Jun 4, 2018

Risks of climate change impacts to corporations: A few thoughts on the new EBRD paper

A new paper from the European Bank of Reconstruction & Development will likely be very influential on shaping thinking about understanding and disclosing impacts of climate change for companies and asset owners/managers. [Warning: wonkish/insidery.] I’m very much on board with the paper’s assertion that “physical risk” is an under-examined aspect…

Climate Change

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Risks of climate change impacts to corporations: A few thoughts on the new EBRD paper
Risks of climate change impacts to corporations: A few thoughts on the new EBRD paper
Climate Change

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Jan 3, 2018

Some of the most interesting, least-covered climate-related stories of 2017

AKA: stuff that piqued my interest and still does, even months later More important things happened, for sure, but here are some I remembered, brought up in conversation, went looking for later… and could easily find. 1.Ratings agencies are starting to reconsider giving AAA ratings to debt issued by states…

Climate Change

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Some of the most interesting, least-covered climate-related stories of 2017
Some of the most interesting, least-covered climate-related stories of 2017
Climate Change

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Jun 2, 2017

Before you start speculating about what Trump/Paris means for Australian climate policy

I wrote this short Twitter thread for journalists in particular. I know when something big happens internationally, like Trump’s Paris announcement, it’s tempting to get into horse race mode about the “domestic implications” and start throwing around words like “emboldened”. Before you try to read too much into it, consider…

Climate Change

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Climate Change

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May 19, 2017

Noah Smith’s “2 paper” rule and the climate change silo

Noah Smith’s “2 paper” rule and the climate change silo As someone who relishes interdisciplinary debate, I quite liked Noah’s 2 paper idea. It’s constructive when people with deep expertise can discuss their work with outsiders, no matter how annoying it can be for the experts themselves. But the 2-paper…

Climate Change

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Noah Smith’s “2 paper” rule and the climate change silo
Noah Smith’s “2 paper” rule and the climate change silo
Climate Change

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Jan 30, 2016

It’s okay to criticise the entire WSJ for their climate denying editorials

Economist Jeffrey Sachs wrote in HuffPo last month* that the WSJ isn’t serving its audience because it misinforms them. The WSJ editorial on the outcome of the COP21 climate summit sneered: “If climate change really does imperil the Earth, and we doubt it does, nothing coming out of a gaggle…

Journalism

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Journalism

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Sep 30, 2015

What Australian financial regulators have said about climate risk

Below is my transcript of responses from the RBA’s Guy Debelle and APRA chair Wayne Byres when asked about climate risk on September 16. Please check it against the original recording (an official transcript doesn’t appear to exist). More details below. QUESTION: Elayne Grace, Actuaries Institute. The BoE is undertaking…

Macroeconomics

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Macroeconomics

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