Since March 2020, Airmic has been issuing Friday Reading, a curated series of readings and knowledge resources sent by email to Airmic members. The objective of Airmic Friday Reading was initially to keep members informed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, Airmic Friday Reading has evolved in scope to include content on a wide range of subjects with each email edition following a theme. This page is a searchable archive of all the readings and knowledge resources that have been shared.
Friday Reading Edition 220 (4th October 2024)
In the wake of a hurricane, many people and businesses can face significant flooding, power outages, and other devastating effects. Recovery could take several weeks, during which time high floodwaters and other hazards could pose dangers to employees and others. Here are three ways you can protect your people and operations as you start to rebuild from a storm.
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Friday Reading Edition 219 (27th September 2024)
The government has been taking action to adapt the UK to climate change. This can help reduce the costs from climate change impacts and make our economy and society more resilient.
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Friday Reading Edition 219 (27th September 2024)
Climate change poses the biggest long-term risk to the global economy. No action is not an option
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Friday Reading Edition 219 (27th September 2024)
Marsh’s Corporate Climate Adaptation Survey can help businesses prepare for the changes and challenges ahead. Explore our key findings and takeaways.
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Friday Reading Edition 215 (30th August 2024)
Scaling Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) technologies is critical, but it's an all-hands-on-deck situation, and innovation in Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) is also needed to rebalance CO2 levels in the atmosphere and prevent future warming.
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Friday Reading Edition 215 (30th August 2024)
Climate change poses significant risks to our planet, and the ocean is no exception. Increasing emissions are pushing up water temperatures, leading to more severe storms and heavy rainfall events.
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Friday Reading Edition 215 (30th August 2024)
Wildfire is a natural peril that is aggravated by a changing climate, is difficult to model, and poses a risk to property, the environment, biodiversity and human health. As the wildfire season begins in France, how a new wildfire risk prevention tool can help you make more informed decisions and put in place risk prevention and management strategies.
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Friday Reading Edition 215 (30th August 2024)
Droughts and heatwaves, which have been linked to climate change, contribute to the drying of vegetation, creating potential fuel for wildfires.
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Friday Reading Edition 215 (30th August 2024)
What is COP? It's short for the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and is the major UN climate conference. The 29th annual summit, known as COP29, will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 11-24 November 2024.
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Friday Reading Edition 198 (26th April 2024)
Amy Barnes, Head of Climate & Sustainability Strategy, Marsh, writes on the advent of Climate AI as well the need for a more human-centric climate debate.
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