Sacramento Metropolitan firefighter Matt Owston works near Camp Mather, California, on August 26.Reuters: Max Whittaker

Just this spring, 7 — seven! — reports warned of economic crashes associated with climate disruption & urged prompt action to limit emissions to prevent those crashes. Here are links to these 7 reports, & for each a news article summarizing its findings.

1. “Climate Change and the Federal Reserve,” Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, March 25, 2019, https://www.frbsf.org/economic-research/publications/economic-letter/2019/march/climate-change-and-federal-reserve/.

a. “Fed Researcher Warns Climate Change Could Spur Financial Crisis,” Bloomberg, March 25, 2019, https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-25/fed-researcher-warns-climate-change-could-spur-financial-crisis.

2. “Getting Physical: Assessing Climate Risks,” BlackRock, April 4, 2019, https://www.blackrock.com/us/individual/insights/blackrock-investment-institute/physical-climate-risks.

a. “BlackRock analysis helps define climate-change risk,” Financial Times, April 4, 2019, https://www.ft.com/content/2350de58-7236-3593-ad79-16bfa6ecea8d.

3. “Climate Damages and Adaptation Potential Across Diverse Sectors of the United States,” Nature, April 8, 2019, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-019-0444-6.

a. “From ruined bridges to dirty air, EPA scientists price out the cost of climate change,” LA Times, April 8, 2019, https://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-climate-change-costs-billions-20190408-story.html.

4. “Climate Risk and Real Estate Investment Decision-Making,” Urban Land Institute, https://europe.uli.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/127/2019/02/ULI_Heitlman_Climate_Risk_Report_February_2019.pdf.

a. “Climate change will crush real estate values for investors who don’t prepare, new report says,” CNBC, April 8, 2019, https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/08/climate-change-will-crush-real-estate-values-for-unprepared-investors-report.html.

5. “Investing in a Time of Climate Change,” Mercer, https://www.mercer.com/our-thinking/wealth/climate-change-the-sequel.html#contactForm.

a. “Investors Should Worry If Climate Goals Are Missed, Report Warns,” Bloomberg, April 8, 2019, https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-08/investors-should-worry-if-climate-goals-are-missed-mercer-warns.

6. “A Call for Action: Climate Change as a Source of Financial Risk,” Network for Greening the Financial System, April 2018, https://www.banque-france.fr/sites/default/files/media/2019/04/17/ngfs_first_comprehensive_report_-_17042019_0.pdf

a. “30 Central Banks, Minus U.S., Call for More Green Financing, Better Climate Risk Assessment,” Insurance Journal, April 18, 2019, https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2019/04/18/524076.htm.

7. “Financial System Review — 2019,” Bank of Canada, May 16, 2019, https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2019/05/financial-system-review-2019/#Vulnerability-5-Climate-change.

a. “Financial system could be destabilized by stranded carbon-intensive assets, warns Bank of Canada,” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, May 17, 2019, https://thebulletin.org/2019/05/financial-system-could-be-destabilized-by-stranded-carbon-intensive-assets-warns-bank-of-canada/?utm_source=Bulletin%20Newsletter&utm_medium=iContact%20email&utm_campaign=Financialdestabilized_05172019.