Economic and Financial Impacts of Climate Change: An Overview

Date

Sept. 3, 2026

Time

1:00–2:00 p.m. ET

Participants

Bob Litterman, William Pizer, Jim Stock, and Kevin Stiroh

Event Series

Webinar

Event Description

Launched in September 2025, the Climate-Related Financial and Macroeconomic Risk Initiative (CFMRI) brings together leading academic researchers, private market experts, and policymakers to build capacity to understand and address the economic and financial impacts of climate change.

Join Resources for the Future (RFF) on Thursday, September 3 for a webinar introducing the CFMRI and providing an overview of risk drivers and transmission mechanisms, from physical risks and transition risks, to economic and financial outcomes. This webinar will be the first of a three-part webinar series, “The Economic and Financial Impact of Climate Change.”

Speakers

Bob Litterman, Founding Partner and Chairman of the Risk Committee, Kepos Capital LP
Billy Pizer, President and CEO, RFF
Jim Stock, Vice Provost for Climate and Sustainability, Harvard University; Director of the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability
Kevin Stiroh, Senior Fellow, RFF (Moderator)

Participants

Bob Litterman

Founding Partner and Chairman of the Risk Committee

William A. Pizer

President and CEO, Resources for the Future

Billy Pizer is President and CEO of Resources for the Future.

Jim Stock

Vice Provost for Climate and Sustainability; Director of the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability

Kevin Stiroh

Senior Fellow

Kevin Stiroh is a senior fellow at RFF.

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