If you go to my website, franklytalking.com, and look back over the years of posts, you’ll see quite a few are pointing out the economic and investment risk that climate change threatens. Gradually, over the past years, the alarm has been growing and growing. Undoubtedly, there is going to be disruption to “business as usual.” Enormous shifts of capital are…
When you think of climate change what do you think of? Do you think about how it will affect you personally? Or how it may affect others? Do you worry about hurricanes? Tornados? Flooding? Sea level rise? Storm surge? Fires? Drought? Mud slides? Heat waves? Travel delays? Economic impact? Refugees? War? All of our lives are most likely are going…
I’d love to be wrong on my prognostications about the consequences of a warming climate as that would mean that the future is not so bleak as I’ve often made it out to be. And I guess it’s a bit braggadocios to be an “I told you so”. But, as has been the case over and over, the early warnings…
Here is another example of how our youth are standing up and advocating for their own future. There are several lawsuits that may seem problematic and far fetched at first but are gaining traction in court. Each one continues to move forward step by step. At their core, they are based on the constitutional right of children to have a…
The following report that was published this morning simply confirms all that I’ve been writing about recently. The atmosphere is rapidly being altered by our combustion of fossil fuels which is releasing CO2 and causing unprecedented weather events. This revelation should focus our attention and efforts on an all out effort to initiate transition away from fossil fuel consumption to create…
The warming atmosphere is creating more and more weather turmoil and disasters. For those who decry what climate mitigation will cost they should consider the cost of NOT doing everything we possibly can to minimize the impact some of which is already baked into our future. Of course it’s not just the direct cost of cleaning up after a disaster. There…
I am continuing on with a series of messages about how the climate is warming and what the impact is on the ground. The next several articles are designed to provide a broad overview of the many ways a warming planet is changing and the science behind this phenomenon. One particular trend to note is that all the changes are happening…
It’s hard to find things to be positive and excited about these days. The assault on so many of the values to which we hold dear from what feels like every direction can feel overwhelming. Listening to the daily barrage of news is almost overwhelming. Two items occurred this past week that are especially distressing to me. One is the…
I’ve run into several of you recently and heard the comment that I haven’t written an article in some time. Actually, it’s been almost two months. It’s not for a lack of material. Just been busy. So, I’m back now for a while before an extended vacation over the holidays. I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving yesterday. I…
As I reflect on each meeting of your National Board of Directors I try to see if there is a theme that threads its way through the agenda. I find that in this recently concluded meeting one emerged for me. Primarily, I call it, “the inside game”. There was a clear consensus that for us to be able to maximize…