EPISODE · Jan 28, 2025 · 39 MIN
Climate News: Climate-driven insurance costs could generate economic chaos around the world
from Climate Conversations · host Robert McLean
My central Shepparton home in northern Victoria, Australia, was not impacted by the 2022 floods that inundated much of the city. Shepparton is central to the Goulburn Valley and is part of the Nicholls Federal Electorate, which is one of the highest-risk areas in Australia. The Goulburn Valley is on a riverine floodplain. Insurance was the topic of a recent webinar organized by the organization, "Covering Climate Now". Climate change is evolving to become a worldwide catastrophe for the insurance industry as discussed in the story from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation: "Insurance cost of Los Angeles wildfires may be felt in Australia"; "Climate Change Could Cut the Economy in Half. We’re Not Ready for It."; "Trump Wants to Unleash Energy, as Long as It’s Not Wind or Solar"; "Orange rivers, longer days: Nine ways our planet changed in its hottest year yet"; "What time to leave the beach before scorching heat turns to wild winds"; "On Friday, we got above freezing"; "The PM’s Climate Speech we’ve been waiting for"; "Floating solar project converts former gravel pit into 20 MW power generating pond"; "3 reasons to fear humanity won’t reach net-zero emissions – and 4 reasons we might just do it"; "Marble Bar flooded after 100mm of heavy rain, major WA highway reopens"; "Don’t call me teal: meet the Climate 200-backed candidate set to take on Peter Dutton"; "Disasters Are Exactly the Time for Urban Planning"; "Wanting to ‘return to normal’ after a disaster is understandable, but often problematic"; "As Trump Targets Biden’s Environmental Justice Initiatives, Activists Gear Up for Legal Fights"; "Should Los Angeles be in such a rush to rebuild after the devastating wildfires?"; "The Dissonance of Climate Promises at Davos"; "Donald Trump Exits Paris Agreement, Again: What It Means for the U.S. and the World?"; "A Novelist Imagined a Climate-Driven Wildfire Burning LA, Then Watched It Happen"; "Conservation Won Big Under Biden. Environmentalists and Tribal Leaders Fear Trump Will Undo Those Gains"; "California leaders reject Trump administration order to allow immigration enforcement in schools"; "EVs account for 9 out of 10 new passenger car sales in Norway in 2024"; "How the Climate Crisis Became an Insurance Crisis"; "The Next Financial Crisis: Insurance"; "I was jailed for four years for a non-violent climate protest – this is my prison diary"; "Wild weather brings spectacular dust storm to Onslow in WA's Pilbara"; "The Kyoto climate treaty is hailed on stage but reality tells a different story"; "Are we smart enough for democracy?"; "Why Trump’s Positions on EVs Would Shoot America in the Foot"; "New York’s Congestion Pricing Could Worsen Traffic in Poor Neighborhoods"; "Will the Steady State Economy Be Funded?"; "The World Revolution Can Use a Crowd-Sourced Global Policy Cloud"; "Sustainability reporting is the problem, not the solution (or: The case against CSRD)"; "‘We’ve been dumbed-down’: Australian farmers want the right to repair their own tractors again"; "The Nature Conservancy pledges to continue honoring the Paris Agreement"; "5 ways Project 2025 appeared in Trump’s presidential directives"; "Building for conservative victory through policy, personnel, and training."; "The tourist beach town where the ocean threatens a way of life"; "Four homes lost as fires threaten multiple communities across southern WA"; "UK climate and nature bill dropped after deal with Labour backbenchers"; "How the world has responded to Trump’s Paris climate agreement withdrawal"; "Storm Éowyn hits UK and Ireland: 1,000 flights cancelled amid ‘danger to life’"; "<a href="https://theconversation.com/what-is-an-oligarchy-and-is-the-united-states-poised-to-become-one-247566?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20January%2020%202025%20-%203232332995&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20January%2020%202025%20-%203232332995+CID_9f758707a3e412f45ac08fde5fa0e71
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My central Shepparton home in northern Victoria, Australia, was not impacted by the 2022 floods that inundated much of the city. Shepparton is central to the Goulburn Valley and is part of the Nicholls Federal Electorate, which is one of the highest-risk areas in Australia. The Goulburn Valley is on a riverine floodplain. Insurance was the topic of a recent webinar organized by the organization, "Covering Climate Now". Climate change is evolving to become a worldwide catastrophe for the insurance industry as discussed in the story from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation: "Insurance cost of Los Angeles wildfires may be felt in Australia"; "Climate Change Could Cut the Economy in Half. We’re Not Ready for It."; "Trump Wants to Unleash Energy, as Long as It’s Not Wind or Solar"; "Orange rivers, longer days: Nine ways our planet changed in its hottest year yet"; "What time to leave the beach before scorching heat turns to wild winds"; "On Friday, we got above freezing"; "The PM’s Climate Speech we’ve been waiting for"; "Floating solar project converts former gravel pit into 20 MW power generating pond"; "3 reasons to fear humanity won’t reach net-zero emissions – and 4 reasons we might just do it"; "Marble Bar flooded after 100mm of heavy rain, major WA highway reopens"; "Don’t call me teal: meet the Climate 200-backed candidate set to take on Peter Dutton"; "Disasters Are Exactly the Time for Urban Planning"; "Wanting to ‘return to normal’ after a disaster is understandable, but often problematic"; "As Trump Targets Biden’s Environmental Justice Initiatives, Activists Gear Up for Legal Fights"; "Should Los Angeles be in such a rush to rebuild after the devastating wildfires?"; "The Dissonance of Climate Promises at Davos"; "Donald Trump Exits Paris Agreement, Again: What It Means for the U.S. and the World?"; "A Novelist Imagined a Climate-Driven Wildfire Burning LA, Then Watched It Happen"; "Conservation Won Big Under Biden. Environmentalists and Tribal Leaders Fear Trump Will Undo Those Gains"; "California leaders reject Trump administration order to allow immigration enforcement in schools"; "EVs account for 9 out of 10 new passenger car sales in Norway in 2024"; "How the Climate Crisis Became an Insurance Crisis"; "The Next Financial Crisis: Insurance"; "I was jailed for four years for a non-violent climate protest – this is my prison diary"; "Wild weather brings spectacular dust storm to Onslow in WA's Pilbara"; "The Kyoto climate treaty is hailed on stage but reality tells a different story"; "Are we smart enough for democracy?"; "Why Trump’s Positions on EVs Would Shoot America in the Foot"; "New York’s Congestion Pricing Could Worsen Traffic in Poor Neighborhoods"; "Will the Steady State Economy Be Funded?"; "The World Revolution Can Use a Crowd-Sourced Global Policy Cloud"; "Sustainability reporting is the problem, not the solution (or: The case against CSRD)"; "‘We’ve been dumbed-down’: Australian farmers want the right to repair their own tractors again"; "The Nature Conservancy pledges to continue honoring the Paris Agreement"; "5 ways Project 2025 appeared in Trump’s presidential directives"; "Building for conservative victory through policy, personnel, and training."; "The tourist beach town where the ocean threatens a way of life"; "Four homes lost as fires threaten multiple communities across southern WA"; "UK climate and nature bill dropped after deal with Labour backbenchers"; "How the world has responded to Trump’s Paris climate agreement withdrawal"; "Storm Éowyn hits UK and Ireland: 1,000 flights cancelled amid ‘danger to life’"; "<a href="https://theconversation.com/what-is-an-oligarchy-and-is-the-united-states-poised-to-become-one-247566?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20January%2020%202025%20-%203232332995&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20January%2020%202025%20-%203232332995+CID_9f758707a3e412f45ac08fde5fa0e71
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Climate News: Climate-driven insurance costs could generate economic chaos around the world
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