Climate scenarios
"Climate scenarios let us imagine radically different futures. It’s how we check for plausibility and don’t shy away from complexity."
Caroline Cook, Head of Climate Change
Watch the video to hear from Caroline how we navigate uncertainty.
The climate scenarios
The Climate Scenarios Project challenges our investment teams to explore varied but plausible futures and consider how portfolio companies and potential holdings would fare. To do so, they consider narratives based on three different transition pathways:
Orderly transition
The world’s average surface temperature rises by no more than 1.5C over pre-industrial levels. As a result, both physical and transition risks are relatively subdued.
Disorderly transition
The temperature gain is closer to 2C. When the system is finally ‘shocked’ towards a successful transition, it is rushed and requires radical change and strong innovation.
Hot house world
Humanity fails to keep the temperature gain below 2C, and by 2100 it has surpassed 2.5C. Extreme weather events are more frequent, geopolitical hostility rises and inequality grows. Investments focus on adaptation, especially in agriculture and healthcare.
In-depth introduction
The Climate Scenarios Project
The impacts of climate change on our world and society will be profound.
Read our paper on how we are using stories about plausible futures to anticipate investment risks and opportunities.
Read our deeper dive into the impact of Disorderly Transition scenarios on macro indicators and market outcomes.
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We think companies that act sustainably and treat society fairly have better growth prospects. Additionally, we believe there can be great growth opportunities when firms innovate to meet society’s needs. Find out more about how we consider environmental, social and governance matters and the resulting conversations we have with the businesses we invest in.