Mills, E (2003) Climate change, insurance and the buildings sector: Technological synergisms between adaptation and mitigation. Building Research & Information, 31(3-4), pp. 257-277. ISSN 0961-3218
Abstract
Examining the intersection of risk analysis and sustainable energy strategies reveals numerous examples of energy-efficient and renewable energy technologies that offer insurance loss-prevention benefits. The growing threat of climate change provides an added motivation for the risk community to understand better this are of opportunity. While analyses of climate change mitigation typically focus on the emissions-reduction characteristics of sustainable energy technologies, less often recognised are a host of synergistic ways in which these technologies also offer adaptation benefits, e.g. making buildings more resilient to natural disasters. While there is already some relevant activity, there remain various barriers to expanding these efforts significantly. Achieving successful integration of sustainable energy considerations with risk-management objectives requires a more proactive orientation, and coordination among diverse actors and industry groups.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | buildings; climate change; energy efficiency; extreme weather; insurance; risk management |
| Index terms: | strategy, motivation, adaptation, energy efficiency, natural disaster, risk analysis, sustainable energy, prevention, coordination, climate change, weather, renewable energy, insurance, integration, risk management, mitigation |
| Subjects: | user focus, air quality, risk assessment, climate science, sustainability and energy, psychology, economic analysis, energy systems, renewable energy, management, financial risk, organizational analysis, environmental hazards |
| Topics: | Design Practice, Human Resources, Organizational Design, Business Strategy, Cost Management, Risk Management, Sustainability |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
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