With severe business risks arising from increasingly unstable natural systems rising in frequency and impact over the past year, enterprises must place strong emphasis on risk identification and management to avoid significant unexpected costs.

We are in unprecedented times. It is true that governments and markets alike don’t know what to do to avert the impending calamity that we can now clearly see, not just on the horizon, but right in front of us.

(and if achievable, how?) The latest IPCC report is clear on the answer: it is still achievable, but we’re very close to the point where it is not.