What’s at stake

This session examines research from Woodwell Climate Research Centre that assesses near-term physical and socioeconomic risks associated with climate change and demonstrates a model for embedding the insights of climate science into both public- and private-sector decision-making. View Philip’s presentation slides here[vc_quotes layout=”accordion” quotes=”%5B%7B%22name%22%3A%22Philip%20Duffy%22%2C%22job_role%22%3A%22President%20and%20executive%20director%2C%20Woodwell%20Climate%20Research%20Center%20%22%2C%22content%22%3A%22Philip%20B.%20Duffy%20is%20president%20and%20executive%20director%20of%20Woodwell%20Climate%20Research%20Center%20(formerly%20Woods%20Hole%20Research%20Center).%20Prior%20to%20joining%20Woodwell%2C%20Dr.%20Duffy%20served%20as%20a%20senior%20policy%20analyst%20in%20the%20White%20House%20Office%20of%20Science%20and%20Technology%20Policy%20and%20as%20a%20senior%20advisor%20in%20the%20White%20House%20National%20Science%20and%20Technology%20Council.%20In%20these%20roles%20he%20was%20involved%20in%20international%20climate%20negotiations%2C%20domestic%20and%20international%20climate%20policy%2C%20and%20coordination%20of%20US%20global%20change%20research.%20Before%20joining%20the%20White%20House%2C%20Dr.%20Duffy%20was%20chief%20scientist%20at%20Climate%20Central%2C%20an%20organisation%20dedicated%20to%20increasing%20public%20understanding%20and%20awareness%20of%20climate%20change.%20He%20has%20held%20senior%20research%20positions%20with%20the%20Lawrence%20Livermore%20National%20Laboratory%2C%20and%20visiting%20positions%20at%20the%20Carnegie%20Institution%20for%20Science%20and%20the%20Woods%20Institute%20for%20the%20Environment%20at%20Stanford%20University.%20He%20has%20a%20Bachelor%E2%80%99s%20Degree%20Magna%20Cum%20Laude%20from%20Harvard%20in%20astrophysics%20and%20a%20PhD%20in%20applied%20physics%20from%20Stanford.%22%2C%22image%22%3A%2243056%22%2C%22linkedin%22%3A%22%22%7D%5D” title=”Speakers” el_class=””][vc_quotes layout=”accordion” quotes=”%5B%7B%22name%22%3A%22Colin%20Tate%22%2C%22job_role%22%3A%22Chief%20executive%2C%20Conexus%20Financial%20%20%22%2C%22content%22%3A%22Tate%20has%20been%20an%20investment%20industry%20media%20publisher%20and%20conference%20producer%20since%201996.%20In%20his%20media%20career%2C%20Tate%20has%20launched%20and%20overseen%20dozens%20of%20print%20and%5Cnelectronic%20publications.%20He%20is%20the%20chief%20executive%20and%20major%20shareholder%20of%20Conexus%20Financial%2C%20which%20was%20formed%20in%202005%2C%20and%20is%20headquartered%20in%20Sydney%2C%20Australia.%5CnThe%20company%20stages%20more%20than%2020%20conferences%20and%20events%20each%20year%20%E2%80%93%5Cnin%20cities%20which%20have%20included%20London%2C%20New%20York%2C%20San%20Francisco%2C%20Los%20Angeles%2C%20Amsterdam%2C%20Beijing%2C%20Sydney%20and%20Melbourne%20%E2%80%93%20and%20publishes%20three%20media%20brands%2C%5Cnincluding%20the%20global%20website%20and%20strategy%20newsletter%20for%20global%5Cninstitutional%20investors%20conexust1f.flywheelstaging.com.%20One%20of%20the%20company%E2%80%99s%20signature%20events%20is%20the%20bi-annual%20Fiduciary%20Investors%20Symposium.%20Conexus%20Financial%E2%80%99s%5Cnevents%20aim%20to%20place%20the%20responsibilities%20of%20investors%20in%20wider%20societal%2C%20and%20political%20contexts%2C%20as%20well%20as%20promote%20the%20long-term%20stability%20of%20markets%20and%20sustainable%5Cnretirement%20incomes.%20Tate%20served%20for%20seven%20years%20on%20the%20board%20of%20Australia%E2%80%99s%20most%20high%20profile%20homeless%20charity%2C%20The%20Wayside%20Chapel%3B%20and%20he%20has%20underwritten%20the%5Cnwelfare%20of%2060%2C000%20people%20in%2028%20villages%20throughout%20Uganda%20via%20The%20Hunger%20Project.%22%2C%22image%22%3A%2243057%22%2C%22linkedin%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fcolin-tate-839a5a181%2F%3ForiginalSubdomain%3Dau%22%7D%5D” title=”Moderator” el_class=””][vc_empty_space height=”10px”]

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