"(Climate modelling)…it's being used in things like insurance companies. It's being used by companies for their ESG assessments. So, when you get your insurance premium at the end of the year, there is some kind of climate model that has said something about the risk of your house to flood. It has said something about your risk to fire. And so that might be driving up your insurance premium…And so it's being involved in your lives in many different ways. The food you consume, those grocery bills, there's prices behind it that are being driven by people using climate models saying something about the supply chain." Maria Caffrey on Electric Ladies Podcast

Climate modelling is the foundation of a lot of planning and equations that so much of our economy and policy is based on. So, how does it work and how reliable is it? How can they tell?

Listen to Maria Caffrey, Principal Scientist at the UK's National Physical Laboratory in this fascinating conversation with Electric Ladies Podcast host Joan Michelson.

You'll hear about:

● How climate modelling actually works, and who uses it and why.

● How climate modelling measures risk and how reliable it really is – especially at a time of geological and weather patterns never seen before.

● What the economic and social impact is of how climate modelling is used today.

● Plus, career advice, such as:

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You'll also like:

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· The Politics of Climate & Energy – with Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan, Co-Chair, Bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus

· AI and Climate Solutions – with Stephanie Hare, Ph.D., Researcher, Author of "Technology Is Not Neutral" and BBC Broadcaster

· Climate Policy & the Economy – with Gina McCarthy, White House National Climate Advisor, Biden Administration, and former EPA Administrator under President Obama

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