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Adaptation as Risk ManagementEnvironmental JusticeEvent/ConferenceFinancial RegulationRegulatory ActivitiesRisk Management

Webinar: Innovative Insurance Solutions for a Climate Resilient Future

Climate change-driven events — such as heat waves, droughts, floods, and wildfires — pose a direct threat to the health and safety of individuals and communities. But beyond the immediate physical impacts, these events also jeopardize the financial stability of communities across the U.S., disrupting markets and local economies. This…
Carolyn Kousky and Stephanie Jones
November 22, 2024
Event/ConferenceFinancial DisclosureFinancial Regulation

Webinar: What’s Next for Corporate Climate Disclosure?

Organizations Involved: Sabin Center Abstract Climate disclosure rules have recently been finalized by the SEC, California, the European Union, and the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB). Please watch to hear our distinguished panelists discuss the implications of these regimes. How will the relatively weaker SEC requirements shape the market alongside…
Chloe Field and Cynthia Hanawalt
June 17, 2024
Event/ConferenceFinancial Regulation

Webinar: The Potential Role of Federal Regulation in Voluntary Carbon Markets

Organizations Involved: Institute for Policy Integrity; Initiative on Climate Risk and Resilience Law Source: Institute for Policy Integrity; Initiative on Climate Risk and Resilience Law Abstract In partnership with the Initiative on Climate Risk and Resilience Law, the Institute for Policy Integrity will host a webinar to explore the potential…
Erin Shortell and Donald Goodson
April 4, 2024
Event/ConferenceFinancial RegulationRegulatory ActivitiesRisk Management

Testimony of Carolyn Kousky on Reauthorization and Reform of the National Flood Insurance Program

This testimony from a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing the reauthorization and reform of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) highlights the ways in which the NFIP can improve community resilience to climate change and extreme weather events. Flood insurance has a critical role to play…
Carolyn Kousky
May 2, 2023
Environmental JusticeEvent/ConferenceRisk Management

Testimony of Stephanie Jones on OSHA Initiatives to Protect Workers From Heat-Related Hazards

This testimony from an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) stakeholder meeting supports OSHA’s efforts to develop strong heat protections for workers, including rulemaking to establish a heat standard as well as complementary research, education, and enforcement initiatives. It recommends that OSHA incorporate thorough and reliable information on climate impacts…
Stephanie Jones
May 3, 2022
Event/ConferenceFinancial DisclosureFinancial Regulation

Unpacking the Proposed SEC Rule on Climate Risk Disclosure

In this webinar EDF+ Business Project Manager Gabriel Malek moderated a conversation with Michael Panfil, Lead Counsel and Director of Climate Risk Strategies of EDF, Wendy Cromwell, Head of Sustainable Investing for Wellington Management, and Fitzann Reid, Deputy General Counsel with Engine No. 1, on key elements of the Securities…
Gabriel Malek, Michael Panfil and Others
April 7, 2022
Adaptation as Risk ManagementEnergy RegulationEvent/ConferenceRisk ManagementState Energy Regulation

Testimony of Michael Panfil Before the Massachusetts Senate Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change

Michael Panfil testified in a Hearing on Climate Resilience of Transportation and Electric Infrastructure before the Massachusetts Senate Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change. As demonstrated in these remarks, well-designed climate resilience planning is feasible using data and tools available today. The same is true with respect to existing…
Michael Panfil
October 4, 2021
Adaptation as Risk ManagementEnergy RegulationEvent/ConferenceRisk ManagementState Energy Regulation

Testimony of Romany Webb Before the Massachusetts Senate Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change

Romany Webb testified in a Hearing on Climate Resilience of Transportation and Electric Infrastructure before the Massachusetts Senate Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change, making two key points: First, climate change poses serious risks to the electricity system, which are fundamentally different from other risks, including ordinary weather-related risks,…
Romany Webb
October 4, 2021