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ECB Official Warns of ‘Chronic’ Climate Risk as Weather Shocks Mount

Bank's top climate official says a pattern is emerging whereby the cumulative impact of extreme weather shocks is morphing into its own risk category. There is a "chronic impact that is slowly surfacing," Irene Heemskerk, head of …

ECB Official Warns of ‘Chronic’ Climate Risk as Weather Shocks Mount

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Bank's top climate official says a pattern is emerging whereby the cumulative impact of extreme weather shocks is morphing into its own risk category. There is a "chronic impact that is slowly surfacing," Irene Heemskerk, head of …

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