Lisa McKellie

How can business survive climate change?

Lisa McKellie, Dan Petroski, Rich Sorkin, Gavin Schmidt, Chidiote Obihara, Nicolette Bartlett, Christopher Vanden Riche, Guy Scriven

Corporate leaders face escalating physical risks and mandatory litigation as climate change drives trillion-dollar asset threats while regulators shift from voluntary to enforced emissions reductions. Major enterprises like Microsoft, Amazon, and Ørsted are responding with accelerated decarbonization strategies and supply chain transparency to secure market value and avoid financial obsolescence. Experts warn that failing to adopt green technologies and disclose carbon footprints now will result in stranded assets and catastrophic economic loss as the window for effective adaptation rapidly closes.