Risk in context podcast: COP26’s key takeaways and what they mean for businesses

Many countries made ambitious commitments to limit temperature increases in the coming years, and there were signs that the public and private sectors will work more closely together going forward.

Energy standards for existing buildings will need to be reexamined, and some structures will need to be retrofit. And as the built environment doubles over the next half-century, new buildings will need to be cost- and energy-efficient.

Scenario planning, risk anticipation, and other advanced techniques will be critical to withstanding increasingly severe weather events and other disruptions from climate change.