97 - Building investor confidence

First, address climate risks

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The Climate Mentor
January 29th, 2025 ā€¢ Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes

The climate ā€œgambleā€ in the UK ā™»ļø

Can a countryā€™s response to climate change determine its economic future?

For institutional investors, the answer is a resounding yes.

With climate change threatening entire industries and portfolios, investors are increasingly concerned about how governments and businesses manage these risks.

the UK, a striking 75% of institutional investors have declared theyā€™d increase their investments if climate risks were better managed.

The stakes are high, and so are the opportunities.

Diagram of the Climate Risk Spectrum, illustrating the range of climate-related risks from extreme weather events on the left to slow onset events on the right. Extreme weather events include drought, flooding, extreme rainfall, heatwaves, and storms/cyclones. Slow onset events include increasing temperatures, land and forest degradation, salinization, ocean acidification, glacial retreat, sea level rise, desertification, and loss of biodiversity. The graphic is by GIZ's Global Programme on Risk Assessment and Management for Adaptation to Climate Change (Loss and Damage).

Climate risk spectrum: from extreme weather to slow onset events - World Economic Forum

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