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 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)
About the UK Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) Disclosure Framework and the broader regulatory landscape.
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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 214 (23rd August 2024)
The conflict in Lebanon could go from limited war to all-out conflict, whether due to a miscalculation on Israel’s or Hezbollah’s part or due to a deliberate decision by either party that it is in their interest to fight what seems to be an inevitable war sooner rather than later.
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Friday Reading Edition 214 (23rd August 2024)
With insights gained from their latest visit to Ukraine in August 2024, the authors discuss the importance of the Kursk incursion in the Russo-Ukrainian war.
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Friday Reading Edition 214 (23rd August 2024)
[Free to download upon sharing contact details] WTW’s 2024 Political Risk Survey explores how companies are managing rising geopolitical challenges.
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Friday Reading Edition 214 (23rd August 2024)
Nearly half the world's population are due to go to the polls in 2024, with implications for businesses ranging from an increase in state-sponsored cyber attacks and disinformation to the increased likelihood of social unrest.
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