Net zero: whose job is it anyway?

It looks increasingly unlikely that net-zero carbon budgets will limit Earth’s temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and we may already be committed to more warming than is assumed. Could actuarial principles play a valuable role here?

This is a must read for all. If you read the report below from the March edition of MM, you will be able to critique the opinion of Sandy Trust. 8min read

Climate Scorpion – the sting is in the tail

‘Climate Scorpion – the sting is in the tail’ is the latest in a series of climate risk reports produced by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, which looks at how ‘planetary solvency’ and actuarial expertise can help answer these questions, and both tackle climate change and its impact.

A highly informative 35 page report

Court to decide insurance dispute after construction mafia raid

This is a contentious issue which has been normalised by lack of monitoring as criminal activity, adding to the perception that money laundering is easy in SA. 3min read

You may want to read the article below to broaden your view of the construction mafia.

Macpherson aims to turn SA into a construction site and declares war on ‘construction mafia’

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