Debatable, Yet Undeniable —Taking Responsibility for Climate Change (SAGE Advisory)

https://www.sageadvisory.com/debatable-yet-undeniable-taking-responsibility-for-climate-change/

People can curb climate change and mitigate environmental pollution by voting with their money and investing in companies that have policies in place to limit such negative activities.

Although it has long been debated as to what extent humans are contributing to climate change and our ability to adapt, what is undeniable is the fact that the earth is getting warmer. The current warming cycle is occurring twice as fast in the Arctic than anywhere else on earth, and it is causing significant changes in the extent, duration, and conditions of sea ice. The loss of sea ice around the Svalbard, an archipelago in the Norwegian Sea, is predicted by scientists to be particularly profound in the coming decades.

Author: Christopher K. Merker, Ph.D., CFA

Christopher K. Merker, PhD, CFA, is a director with Private Asset Management at Robert W. Baird & Co. He holds a PhD in investment governance and fiduciary effectiveness from Marquette University, where he has taught the course “Sustainable Finance” since 2009. Executive director of Fund Governance Analytics (FGA), an ESG research partnership with Marquette University, he is a member of the CFA Institute ESG Working Group, an international committee currently exploring ESG standards, publishes the blog, Sustainable Finance, which covers current topics around governance and sustainability in investing, and is co-author of the book, The Trustee Governance Guide: The Five Imperatives of 21st Century Investing.