Climate Change and Business: Demystifying Science, Risk and Reward
“Climate change presents a unique challenge for economics: it is the greatest and widest-ranging market failure ever seen.”
– Stern Review of the Economics of Climate Change
UC San Diego's Rady School of Management has partnered with Scripps Institution of Oceanography, to bring you “Climate Change and Business,” a two-day course to demystify scientific conclusions as they relate to business risks and investing opportunities. The Rady School and Scripps have assembled a panel of national experts in science, media, finance, corporate governance and business to discuss how climate change impacts your bottom line.
Although global warming has become a household phrase only in recent years, Scripps Institution of Oceanography has been a global leader in the science of climate change for half a century. In the face of controversy and debate over this hot topic, separating the scientific truths from media hype and spin has become increasingly difficult.
Get the tools you need to navigate through the clouded landscape of climate change talk, and make smart decisions about the impact of these environmental challenges on your business.
Upon completing this course, you will:
- Understand the realities of climate change
- Separate truth from spin in the media
- Identify and capitalize on opportunities
- Recognize and mitigate risk
- Gain successful operating strategies and tactics
Companies in impacted industries should send:
- Board members
- Senior business executives
- Risk managers
- Investment managers
- Private investors
Impacted industries include:
- Commodities (Energy, Agriculture, etc.)
- Insurance/Reinsurance
- Finance
- Investment Banking
- Retail
- Beverages (Vineyards, Soft Drinks, etc.)
- Leisure Services (Amusement Parks, Ski Resorts, etc.)
- Technology
The Climate Change and Business program hosted by Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Rady School is unique from other recent climate change programs. Simply put, the focus is on education and practicality rather than ideology and policy.
Our approach is to provide business leaders with an executive education course focused on:
- an objective view of the most recent scientific conclusions from some of the world's leading climate scientists
- tools for non-scientists to discern scientific fact from science fiction in the media
- tools for business professionals to quantify financial risk and capitalize on investment opportunities presented by climate change
This program provides practical applications and tools for participants to take back to their own offices or boardrooms.
Day 1: Climate of Change
- Morning: Converting the inconvenient truth to full disclosure (scientific facts)
- Afternoon: Cutting the haze (from science to spin)
Day 2: The Financial Climate
- Morning: Shelter from the storm (risk)
- Afternoon: Investing offensive (reward)
Complete Agenda (PDF)
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Dr. Tim Barnett
Marine Geophysicist, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Thomas J. Basile
Managing Director, Middleberg Sustainability Group
Kyle Beatty, CCM
Vice President, Willis Re Inc., Catastrophe Management Services
Stephen Bennett, J.D.
Director of Business Development, Scripps Institution of Oceanography;
Executive Director, SPHEAR
Dr. Tony Haymet
Vice Chancellor, Marine Sciences; Director, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Steve Hill
President, Kyocera Solar
Dr. Andreas Hoefert
Chief Global Economist, UBS Wealth Management
Clay Landry
Managing Director, WestWater Research LLC
John Lormon, J.D.
Partner, Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
Dr. Nguyen Minh
Former Chief Scientist, GE Global Research
Robert Noble
Founder and CEO, Envision Solar
Kelly Ogilvie
CEO and President, Blue Marble Energy
Dr. Adam O’Shay
Senior Weather Analyst, Citadel Investment Group
Stu Ostro
Senior Director of Weather Communications, The Weather Channel™
Jan Paulin
CEO and Cofounder, Padoma Wind Power, LLC
Dr. V. Ramanathan
Distinguished Professor of Climate and Atmospheric Sciences, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Dr. Richard Somerville
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Dr. Jeff Severinghaus
Professor, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Lee H. Stein
Chairman, Stein & Stein, Inc.
Dr. Robert Sullivan
Dean, Rady School of Management
Dr. Michael Walsh
Executive VP, Chicago Climate Exchange
Dr. Robert Wilder, J.D.
CEO, WilderShares, LLC
