Financial Book Club: Climate & the Economy

We will discuss three TED Talks and one article:

1. TED: “How climate change shocks could break the economy”. By Edmond Rhys Jones.
2. TED: “4 Hard Truths About Capitalism and Climate”. By Steve Howard.
3. TED: “What Climate Science Actually Says vs. What You've Been Told It Says”. By Steve Koonin.
4. Article: “Why Investing in Climate Action Makes Good Economic Sense”. By Amine Benayad, Annalena Hagenauer, Lars Holm, Edmond Rhys Jones, Sahradha Kaemmerer, Hamid Maher, Kamiar Mohaddes, Sylvain Santamarta, and Annika Zawadzki. March 12, 2025

Complementary readings:

1. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) of the United Nations
2. "Landing the Economic Case for Climate Action with Decision Makers". By Amine Benayad, Annalena Hagenauer, Lars Holm, Edmond Rhys Jones, Sahradha Kämmerer, Hamid Maher, Kamiar Mohaddes, Sylvain Santamarta, and Annika Zawadzki. By Boston Consulting Group and the University of Cambridge climaTRACES Lab. March 2025. Rev Dec 2025. View the document below.
3. "New report from BCG and Cambridge on climate-change investment. The article at a glance. The compelling economic case for investing in climate-change mitigation and adaptation is not broadly understood, says a new report from BCG and the University of Cambridge."