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The following documents provide an example of the breadth of Climate Risk's services. Although many of our documents remain confidential the following are those which are publicly available. Click on the relevant image to download the report (some of the reports are large and as such we recommend you right-click and use “save link as”).

  OUR CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE REPORT

 From Risk to Advantage: General Insurers as Key Agents for Climate Change Adaptation

 This report employs the Climate Risk Diamond framework to examine the climate change risks facing the global insurance industry and avenues open to it to secure advantage. Whether and how these are being addressed is considered using real-world insurance industry examples from around the globe.

 Client: Zurich Financial Services Australia

 Climate Risk Media Release   
 Zurich's Media Release 

  Industrial Constraints and Dislocations

 A new Climate Risk Report, comissioned by WWF-Australia, shows Australia can successfully transform to a low carbon economy at less than half the cost the Federal Government has spent on the stimulus package in the past six months. The total investment required between 2010 and 2050 to deploy sufficient low-carbon energy generation to power Australia would be about AUD $28.3billion.

Client: WWF Australia

  Towards a High Bandwidth Low Carbon Future:
  Telecommunications-based Opportunities to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

 This report identifies seven major opportunities for Australia to reduce or avoid the release of greenhouse gas emissions by almost five per cent or around 27 million carbon tonnes per year by 2015 and deliver more than $AUD6.6 billion annually in cost savings to businesses and households.

 Climate Policy Analysis Tool:

 Computational modelling of the impact of the ALP's policies on national emissions as of 15/7/2010.

 Climate Policy Analysis Tool:

 Computational modelling of the impact of the Coalition's policies on national emissions as of 15/7/2010. 

 Climate Policy Analysis Tool:

 Computational modelling of the impact of the Greens' policies on national emissions as of 15/7/2010.

 Synthesis Report: Infrastructure and Climate Change Expert Summit 

 UNEP SEF Alliance releases report on Evaluating Clean Energy Public  Finance Mechanisms

The report titled, “Evaluating Clean Energy Public Finance Mechanisms” by sustainability and cleantech strategy consultancy Irbaris and investor-focused non-profit organization, the Climate Bonds Initiative developed a methodology to highlight leading practices in the design and delivery of clean energy public finance mechanisms.

 Climate Solutions 2: Low Carbon Re-Industrialisation

  First-of-its-kind analysis answers key climate change question: How long to deliver low-carbon economy? London, 19th Oct 2009 – Climate Risk (Europe) Ltd today launched results that aim to answer the question: how long will it take clean-tech industries to deliver a low-carbon economy? The results of the major modelling project indicate that only a five-year window remains to get all low-carbon industries onto an accelerated growth path. The first-of-its-kind analysis, commissioned by international environmental organization WWF, shows that the most critical constraint to avoiding runaway climate change will be the time required to grow low-carbon industries. To avoid dangerous warming of more than 2°C, global low-carbon re-industrialisation will have to be underway before 2014, the modeling finds. Download report  here .

 Climate Change and Infrastructure Expert Summit  

Climate Risk organised and convened a rapid response invitation only expert summit to address the implications of climate change to the future of infrastructure risk and effective insurance in Australia. Support for the summit was given by our project partners: Zurich Financial Services; Evans & Peck; Infrastructure Partnerships Australia and Mallesons Stephen Jaques. Summit findings and presentations are being collated and will be distributed as a report for summit attendees shortly.

 Scoping Climate Change Risk for Moreton Bay Regional Council

This work was commissioned by Council to identify the high level climate change hazards, exposure and vulnerability faced by our area. The risks identified for Moreton Bay Regional Council are similar to risks faced by many other coastal urban regions nationally and globally. While the report is an initial scoping, it provides a sound scientific basis from which more detailed risk analyses can be developed and provides a strong foundation to develop a climate change adaptation plan. The report also gives future direction for the Council through its twelve recommendations

 Logan Albert Catchment Adaptation Plan

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The following report contains adaptation actions for risks identified in the Logan City Council and Scenic Rim Regional Council Climate Change Risk Assessment. This report is in part funded by the Australian Government as part of the Local Adaptation Pathway Program (LAPP).

  Blue Mountains City Council Climate Change Risk Assessment 

 The Report includes a climate change overview, a prioritised list of climate change risks, a discussion of the risks and recommended steps in moving forward to adaptation. The Report highlights the importance of the Council, as a responsible custodian of our local area, understanding and managing climate change risk to build our local resilience to climate change. 

 Bird Species and Climate Change: The Global Status Report

 This report reviews more than 200 research papers to assemble a clear and consistent picture of climatic risk to this important animal group and  eco-system indicator, illustrated with numerous examples and case studies. This report provides an interesting overview of how climate change may impact on conservation assets. 

    
  The Zurich Report: Climate Change and the Insurance Industry – no silver-bullet solution