Climate risk

The choice of historical data product dominates climate uncertainty in projections of climate impacts in a 2-degree world

by Kevin Schwarzwald, Nathan Lenssen, Radley Horton, Alia Bonanno, and Gernot Wagner

7 May 26

Guardian: "US has caused $10tn worth of climate damage since 1990, research finds"

by Oliver Milman

25 Mar 26

Columbia Business School: Climate Risk

Columbia Business School Spring 2026 B-term course

23 Mar 26

A bias-corrected & downscaled massive ensemble to diagnose uncertainty in climate impact projections

by Kevin Schwarzwald, Nathan Lenssen, Radley Horton, and Gernot Wagner

24 Feb 26

Columbia Society of Fellows/Heyman Center: "Climate and the Economy"

Columbia University

24 Feb 26

Early Investment in Decarbonization Can Help Save Trillions in Climate Costs

A net-zero world by 2100 is likely inevitable, but the next decade will be critical for securing a livable future.

27 Jan 26

Cubist Systematic: "Climate risks & opportunities"

New York, NY

27 Jan 26

NewScientist: "Termination shock could make the cost of climate damage even higher"

by Alec Luhn

26 Jan 26

Columbia Business School: Business & Climate Change

Spring 2026 January Block Week

20 Jan 26

Economic Damages of Delayed Climate Action

by Kent D. Daniel, Robert B. Litterman, and Gernot Wagner

7 Jan 26

ASSA/AERE: "Climate shift uncertainty and economic damages"

Philadelphia, PA

5 Jan 26

CSEi Seminar: "Engineering and logistical concerns add practical limitations to stratospheric aerosol injection strategies"

University of Chicago

11 Dec 25

Climate shift uncertainty and economic damages

by Romain Fillon, Manuel Linsenmeier and Gernot Wagner

9 Dec 25

Think Bigger: Climate Innovation

Columbia Business School

5 Dec 25

EIEE/CMCC Seminar: "Climate shift uncertainty and economic damages"

Milan, Italy

4 Dec 25

Dialogues in Complexity Workshop: "Cost of Delay"

Princeton, NJ

20 Nov 25

How to Measure Climate Progress

Ending reliance on oil, coal, and gas, and embracing technologies that will only improve and become cheaper over time, is not just smart climate policy. It is the best way to improve economic competitiveness and human prosperity for decades to come.

13 Nov 25

Tinbergen Institute: "Climate shift uncertainty and economic damages"

Amsterdam, Netherlands

6 Nov 25

Dean's Hour: "Climate Risks & Opportunities"

Bard High School Early College, Manhattan

22 Oct 25

Engineering and logistical concerns add practical limitations to stratospheric aerosol injection strategies

by Miranda Hack, V. Faye McNeill, Dan Steingart, and Gernot Wagner

21 Oct 25