Risk in the Climate Casino

Dr. Peter Carter, Paul Beckwith and Regina Valdez discuss the topic of risk assessment as it pertains to climate change, how it is a crucial aspect of understanding its effects on populations, and the consequent need for immediate action to mitigate the impacts.

This video was recorded on September 6th, 2023, and published on September 10th, 2023.

Some of the topics discussed:

• Risk assessment is a crucial aspect of understanding how climate change affects populations.
• Climate change involves pollution, which is typically addressed through environmental health risk assessment and regulation. Because of the significant impacts involved it should be considered a zero tolerance risk.
• A significant challenge in addressing climate change risks include global warming feedbacks and long lag times in climate system responses.
• The IPCC does not adequately address risk in its assessments. For example these assessments do not consider critical factors like methane and carbon dioxide feedbacks.
• California, a wealthy state, faces housing issues and struggles with obtaining insurance due to the risk of fires. States like Florida, Louisiana, and Texas also face climate-related challenges, including tropical storms, hurricanes, and flooding. New York City was hit by Hurricane Sandy, highlighting the widespread risks of climate change throughout the U.S.
• How methane feedbacks are occurring globally from various sources, posing a significant risk to the planet’s future.
• Traditional risk assessment methods are challenged by the increasing unpredictability of climate extremes.
• How climate change has already arrived, and society needs to adapt to a world of consequences, not just future projections.
• and much more . . .

Links

• State Farm stopped insuring California homes due to climate risks. But it shares lobbyists with big oil

• Environmental Health Risk Assessment for Global Climate Change and Atmospheric Greenhouse Gas Pollution

• A Human Health Perspective On Climate Change (pdf)

• Risk assessment (wikipedia)

• EPA - Risk Assessment

• Extreme Weather and the Climate Casino (CEF Video)

• Hot House Earth (Facing Future Video)

• Will Steffen (wikipedia)

• Climate Council

• Does rising methane signal a ‘great transition’ in climate?

• IMF Fossil Fuel Subsidies Data: 2023 Update

• Perception of climate change

• Global Warming in the Pipeline (CEF Video)

• Global Warming in the Pipeline (Paper)

Regular Panelists:

• Dr. Peter Carter - MD, Expert IPCC Reviewer and the director of the Climate Emergency Institute

• Paul Beckwith - Climate Systems Scientist. Professor at the University of Ottawa’s Paleoclimatology Laboratory as well as at Carleton University

• Regina Valdez - Program Director, Climate Reality Project, NYC. GreenFaith Fellow and LEED Green Associate

Video Production:

• Charles Gregoire – Climate Reality Leader, Electrical Engineer, Webmaster and IT prime for FacingFuture.Earth and the Climate Emergency Forum

• Heidi Brault - Climate Reality Leader, BA(Psychology), Library & Information Technician Diploma - Video production and website assistant - Organizer and convener, Metadata technician, COP28 Team Lead for FacingFuture.Earth and the Climate Emergency Forum.

Attributions:

Background Music:

• Title: Through the City II
• Author: Crowander
• Source: Free Music Archive
• License: BY-NC 4.0

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