The U.S. economy faces significant risks from unabated climate change. Every year of inaction serves to broaden and deepen those risks. Founded by co-chairs Michael R. Bloomberg, Henry M. Paulson Jr., and Thomas F. Steyer, the Risky Business Project examined the economic risks presented by climate change and opportunities to reduce them.
This is not a problem for another day. The investments we’re making today will determine our economic future.
Together, cities have emerged as the leading force for action on climate change. They have the power to lead the charge – and they have the will.