Demystifying Climate Scenarios

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18 min listen
January 31, 2025
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What are climate scenarios? Do you need a supercomputer and an advanced degree to use them, or can anyone give it a try? As extreme events become the norm, understanding climate scenarios has never felt more important. 

That’s why this episode is all about demystifying climate scenario analysis. Our guest, James Edwards, together with Nathan Faigle and Wenmin Li, wrote How can I use climate scenarios? A practical guide. Their work offers tips that show how even the “humble listener” can start exploring climate scenario analysis for themselves. We hope you enjoy the conversation!    

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James Edwards
James Edwards
Executive Director, Climate Fixed Income Research and Climate Risk Center Lead, MSCI

James is an Executive Director of Research and Product Development at MSCI...

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