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We offer a range of tailored consultancy solutions for the financial services industry based on our world-leading expertise and research.
This includes:
- Large quality-controlled data sets to calibrate catastrophe models.
- Consultancy reports on the seasonal frequency and accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of hurricanes in the North Atlantic for investment and insurance advice.
- Seamless tailored forecasts from hours to decades ahead, for use by trading and investment companies.
- Advice on accurate pricing of financial instruments.
Previous consultancy projects
"Adaptation policy is crucial for dealing with the unavoidable impacts of climate change, but it has been under-emphasised in many countries."
Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change, 2006
Working with firms specialising in private equity, M&A, venture capital, asset management, pension, investment, hedge funds, global retail banks and other financial institutions, we have provided the following.
- Advice on the likelihood of drought to an investment company for the buy-out of a water company.
- Advice to renewables companies about return on investment that enables a realistic view of risk for insurers and shareholders.
Our global capability and position outside the financial services industry mean we can offer the most up-to-date, relevant and independent view of your business wherever weather or climate are risk factors.
Current projects
Financial risks of climate change
A study, for the Association of British Insurers (ABI), assessing the financial impacts of climate change.
Managing climate risk in Africa
Climate change poses a significant risk to the future development of many African nations - the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report identified Africa as "one of the most vulnerable continents to climate change and climate variability".
The Met Office and Barclays are collaborating on a project, Storm shelter: Managing climate risks in Africa, addressing the management of climate risk in Africa. Barclays has a major presence across Africa, including in key regional economies such as Ghana, Kenya and South Africa. The aim of the project is to assess the economic and social impacts of a changing climate.
Forward-thinking organisations are developing a deeper understanding of the economic and financial risks associated with the weather, climate variability and climate change. Accurately identifying such risks will enable more-effective risk mitigation and management.
As part of this project, the scientific literature discussing the likely effects of climate change on key sectors including energy, health and water in these countries has been reviewed, with all three countries projected to suffer adverse impacts as a result of climate change.
This work will feed into a more-detailed analysis which will give Barclays, its customers and the wider business and policymaker community the knowledge and tools to help identify and manage key climate-related risks in these selected countries.
Storm shelter: Managing climate risks in Africa is available in full on the Barclays website.
To find out more about our financial services contact our Customer Centre or email consulting@metoffice.gov.uk
