Climate Science

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Climate models are built on a set of differential equations that describe the movement of the atmosphere. Currently, in the current generation of climate models, there are 32 models used to model the atmosphere and the ocean around the world. For every one of these million grid points on the planet, we have a daily estimate of temperature, precipitation and a number of other variables. It for the historical period, 19 50 through present day. Then we have it projected into the future. From 20 22 onward, under different scenarios, mentioned earlier, the scenario in which we do nothing to change our impact on the climate, that's got a particular name. And there are three other main scenarios.

In this episode of the ESG Insider podcast from S&P Global Sustainable1, we preview what to expect during Climate Week NYC, which begins Sept. 19. Climate Week has run annually since 2009, convening leaders from business, government and the climate community through hundreds of events held across New York City. The goal is to drive climate action, and this year the tagline is “Getting it Done.”

To learn more about what to expect from the week, we turn to Dr. Terry Thompson. Terry is Chief Science Officer at The Climate Service, an S&P Global company. In the interview, he explains in plain English how climate science is evolving. He also talks about the “sea change” in public perception of climate risks.

“This is not a future event when we talk about climate change. It is essentially a current emergency,” Terry says. “We're reaching the cusp of very much more strenuous and concentrated efforts to address climate change.”

Register for the event S&P Global Sustainable1 is hosting during Climate Week here: https://events.spglobal.com/event/bc170867-ebf3-423d-a828-2c379780a571/summary?RefId=social&rt=suGjbadFj0uCGwHKysKQtQ

To learn more about physical risk, register for an upcoming webinar hosted by S&P Global Sustainable1 here: https://spgi-mkto.spglobal.com/S1-TCS-WLG-220915-PC-GL-CT-ESG-TCS-HarmonizedFeed_Webinar-Registration.html?UTM_source=podcast

We'd love to hear from you. To give us feedback on this episode or share ideas for future episodes, please contact hosts Lindsey Hall (lindsey.hall@spglobal.com) and Esther Whieldon (esther.whieldon@spglobal.com).

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