Climate Change / Environment Reading List

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1 g The Actuarial Profession making financial sense of the future Climate Change / Environment Reading List Faculty of Actuaries Institute of Actuaries November 2009

2 FACULTY OF ACTUARIES INSTITUTE OF ACTUARIES The Norwich Library Napier House 4 Worcester Street OXFORD OX1 2AW Tel Fax Sally Grover / Fo Krabben LIBRARY SERVICES The Historical Collection Staple Inn Hall High Holborn LONDON WC1V 7QJ Tel Fax David Raymont The Faculty Library Maclaurin House 18 Dublin Street EDINBURGH EH1 3PP Tel Fax Moira Niven libraries@actuaries.org.uk website: ********** THE NORWICH LIBRARY AND THE ROSS LIBRARY The libraries contain a comprehensive collection of books, papers and periodicals relating to the actuarial profession today, together with a selection of material on insurance (life and non-life), pensions, investment, economics, mathematics and statistical methods. A database of all publications in stock is available at all sites. The Libraries reserve the right to restrict the availability of any service to members of the Faculty and Institute of Actuaries only. ACCESS The Libraries are open to all members of the Faculty and Institute. Opening hours are 9.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday. Access for non-members is by arrangement with the appropriate library staff. Please telephone in advance of visiting. LENDING Most publications may be borrowed by members only. Books can be posted to members, and returned to any site. If a particular item is not in stock, it can usually be obtained from elsewhere. PHOTOCOPYING Subject to Copyright Regulations, the Libraries can provide single copies of periodical articles and extracts from books. The charge for this is currently 20p per A4 page. A fax service is also available. Pre-payment is required from non-members. A quotation can be provided if required. 2

3 ENQUIRIES The library staff are always happy to handle enquiries, and if unable to help can usually refer you to someone who can. Customised lists of references can be prepared from the computer database, while you wait or by return of post. READING LISTS Reading lists on individual subjects contain details of books and papers published within the last 3-5 years and available from the Libraries. They are also available for downloading from the profession's web site: THE HISTORICAL COLLECTION The Institute's collection of historical material is housed at Staple Inn. This collection comprises all books published before 1870, those of historical interest published and historical studies published subsequently. It also includes full sets of the Journal of the Institute of Actuaries, Journal of the Staple Inn Actuarial Society, Transactions of the Faculty of Actuaries, Transactions of the International Congress of Actuaries, the journals of many overseas actuarial bodies, copies of tuition material and a reference collection. Opening hours are 9.00am to 5.00pm. Prospective visitors are advised to telephone in advance. 3

4 Collard, Gareth A. - Projecting realistic balance sheets. Or how to make global warming a certainty? (copies of slides) - (2006 Life Convention). [RKN: 36730] Shelved at: Online only [Faculty: Online only] URL: Scott, William F. - Global cooling : Letter to the editor. [RKN: 39322] The Actuary (2009) August : 7. Rocchi, Valentina; Brimblecombe, Simon. - The future of climate change: response to W. Scott ] [Faculty: SIA/ACT] The Actuary (2009) October : 6. [RKN: ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING Marais, Francois. - Carbon accounting. [RKN: 39246] The Actuary (2009) July : 23. ACTUARIAL PROFESSION Brimblecombe, Simon; Rocchi, Valentina. - Global meltdown. [RKN: 39247] The Actuary (2009) July : ASSET MANAGEMENT Perroy, Louis. - Impacts of climate change on institutional investors assets and liabilities. [RKN: 69658] Shelved at: Online only 28th International Congress of Actuaries (TICA) (2006) 9A URL: AUSTRALIA Institute of Actuaries of Australia. - Submission to Emissions Trading Working Group [RKN: 63709] Shelved at: Per: AAJ (Oxf) [Faculty: AUS/ACT] Australian Actuarial Journal (2005) 11(4) : CLIMATE CHANGE McGuire, Bill. - Against the tide. [RKN: 38073] The Actuary (2008) April Sullivan, Francis. - The business end of climate change. [RKN: 38381] The Actuary (2008) July : 8. Brooke-Taylor, Tony. - A change in the weather. [RKN: 38382] The Actuary (2008) July :

5 Day, Anthony. - The peak oil challenge. [RKN: 38383] The Actuary (2008) July : Desvaux, Martin. - The sustainability of human populations: how many people can live on Earth? [RKN: 44063] Significance (2007) 4(3) September : Challenor, Peter. - The probability of rapid climate change: II. [RKN: 44064] Significance (2007) 4(2) June : Challenor, Peter. - The probability of rapid climate change. [RKN: 44065] Significance (2004) 1(4) December : Scott, William F. - Weather or not : Letters to the editor. [RKN: 38650] The Actuary (2008) October : 8-9. Sullivan, Rory; Kozak, Jennifer. - Climate change investing. [RKN: 38759] The Actuary (2008) December : 31. Stahel, Walter R. - Global climate change in the wider context of sustainability. [RKN: 39042] Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance (2008) 33 (3) : Marais, Francois J. - Environmental rating : Letter of the month. [RKN: 39093] The Actuary (2009) May : 6. Perroy, Louis. - Impacts of climate change on institutional investors assets and liabilities. [RKN: 69658] Shelved at: Online only 28th International Congress of Actuaries (TICA) (2006) 9A URL: Green, Jill; Rowley, Fred. - Environment: Going green. [RKN: 69741] The Actuary (2008) August Bettis, Oliver. - Energy: Limits to growth. [RKN: 69743] The Actuary (2008) July Morrison, Gordon; Robins, Nick. - Environment: Changing finance, financing change. [RKN: 69744] The Actuary (2008) July Silver, Nick; Maynard, Trevor. - Environment: Feeling the heat. [RKN: 69752] The Actuary (2008) April Surminski, Swenja. - How can the insurance industry promote climate change adaptation? : A case study from the UK. [RKN: 39225] Shelved at: online only ThinkPiece (2009) 18 (May) URL: 5

6 Marais, Francois. - Carbon accounting. [RKN: 39246] The Actuary (2009) July : 23. Brimblecombe, Simon; Rocchi, Valentina. - Global meltdown. [RKN: 39247] The Actuary (2009) July : Mills, Evan. - A global review of insurance industry responses to climate change. [RKN: 39296] Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance (2009) 34 (3) : Herweijer, Celine; Ranger, Nicola; Ward, Robert E T. - Adaption to climate change : Threats and opportunities for the insurance industry. [RKN: 39297] Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance (2009) 34 (3) : Linnerooth-Bayer, Joanne; Warner, Koko; Bals, Christoph; Hoppe, Peter; Burton, Ian; Loster, Thomas; Haas, Armin. - Insurance, developing countries and climate change. [RKN: 39298] Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance (2009) 34 (3) : Collier, Benjamin; Skees, Jerry; Barnett, Barry. - Weather index insurance and climate change : Opportunities and challenges in lower income countries. [RKN: 39299] Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance (2009) 34 (3) : The insurance industry and climate change : Contribution to the global debate. - Geneva Association, - (Geneva Report No. 02). - No. pages: 152. [RKN: 71582] URL: Knutti, Reto. - Hotter or not? Should we believe model predictions of future climate change? [RKN: 44068] Significance (2008) 5(4) December : Woods, Claire. - Funding Climate Change: how pension fund fiduciary duty masks trustee inertia and shorttermism. - University of Oxford: School of Geography and the Environment, (Working Papers in Employment, Work and Finance: WPG09-13). [RKN: 71637] URL: DEMOGRAPHY Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. - OECD factbook 2007 : Economic, environmental and social statistics. - OECD, No. pages: 275. [RKN: 37589] Shelved at: JA/735 (Oxf) DEVELOPING ECONOMIES Linnerooth-Bayer, Joanne; Warner, Koko; Bals, Christoph; Hoppe, Peter; Burton, Ian; Loster, Thomas; Haas, Armin. - Insurance, developing countries and climate change. [RKN: 39298] Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance (2009) 34 (3) : Collier, Benjamin; Skees, Jerry; Barnett, Barry. - Weather index insurance and climate change : Opportunities and challenges in lower income countries. [RKN: 39299] Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance (2009) 34 (3) :

7 ECONOMIC CONDITIONS Bettis, Oliver. - Energy: Limits to growth. [RKN: 69743] The Actuary (2008) July ECONOMIC PLANNING Stern, Nicholas. - The economics of climate change : The Stern Review. - Cambridge: - Cambridge University Press, No. pages: xix, 692. [RKN: 63695] [Faculty: STE] ENERGY RESOURCES Stern, Nicholas. - The economics of climate change : The Stern Review. - Cambridge: - Cambridge University Press, No. pages: xix, 692. [RKN: 63695] [Faculty: STE] Institute of Actuaries of Australia. - Submission to Emissions Trading Working Group [RKN: 63709] Shelved at: Per: AAJ (Oxf) [Faculty: AUS/ACT] Australian Actuarial Journal (2005) 11(4) : Day, Anthony. - The peak oil challenge. [RKN: 38383] The Actuary (2008) July : ENVIRONMENT Lawrence, Keith S. - Saving coral reefs. [RKN: 36165] The Actuary (2006) March : Stern, Nicholas. - The economics of climate change : The Stern Review. - Cambridge: - Cambridge University Press, No. pages: xix, 692. [RKN: 63695] [Faculty: STE] Institute of Actuaries of Australia. - Submission to Emissions Trading Working Group [RKN: 63709] Shelved at: Per: AAJ (Oxf) [Faculty: AUS/ACT] Australian Actuarial Journal (2005) 11(4) : Robinson, J; Barton, J; Doswell, C; Heydon, M; Milton, L. - Climate change law: emissions trading in the EU and UK. - London: - Cameron May Ltd, No. pages: 927. [RKN: 36964] Shelved at: P/JNE (Oxf) Connor, John. - Global warming and insurance products. [RKN: 37309] The Actuary (2007) June : 30. Gurenko, Eugene. - Climate change and insurance : Disaster risk financing in developing countries. - London: - Earthscan, No. pages: 88. [RKN: 37587] Shelved at: JNE/BU (Oxf) Contents: Introduction -- Scientific and economic rationales for innovative climate insurance solutions -- Insurance for assisting adaptation to climate change in developing countries: a proposed strategy -- Insuring the uninsurable: design options for a climate change funding mechanism -- Role of the private market in catastrophe insurance -- The Indian insurance industry and climate change: exposure, opportunities and strategies ahead -- Can insurance deal with negative effects arising from climate policy measures? -- 7

8 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. - OECD factbook 2007 : Economic, environmental and social statistics. - OECD, No. pages: 275. [RKN: 37589] Shelved at: JA/735 (Oxf) Maynard, Trevor J. - Climate change - the past is a good guide to the future! [RKN: 37748] The Actuary (2007) September : Silver, Nick. - Managing carbon risk. [RKN: 37749] The Actuary (2007) September : Silver, Nick. - Climate change and actuaries. [RKN: 37788] The Actuary (2007) November : 38. Bruce, Neil A; Cernesson, Catherine; Connell, Richenda; Fulcher, Graham; Gardner, Lyndsey; Hawellek, Daniel; Herweijer, Celine; Jewson, Steve; Masi, Laura; Maynard, Trevor J; Mistry, Vinay; Rochester, David G; Silver, Nick; Smith, Lenny; Stainforth, Dave. - The impact of climate change on non-life insurance : (Celtic Manor Convention) [RKN: 37836] Shelved at: gic (Oxf); gic (Lon) [Faculty: 368 INS] 2007 General Insurance Convention (2007) : URL: Sullivan, Francis. - The business end of climate change. [RKN: 38381] The Actuary (2008) July : 8. Desvaux, Martin. - The sustainability of human populations: how many people can live on Earth? [RKN: 44063] Significance (2007) 4(3) September : Challenor, Peter. - The probability of rapid climate change: II. [RKN: 44064] Significance (2007) 4(2) June : Challenor, Peter. - The probability of rapid climate change. [RKN: 44065] Significance (2004) 1(4) December : Marais, Francois J. - Environmental rating : Letter of the month. [RKN: 39093] The Actuary (2009) May : 6. Marais, Francois. - Carbon accounting. [RKN: 39246] The Actuary (2009) July : 23. Brimblecombe, Simon; Rocchi, Valentina. - Global meltdown. [RKN: 39247] The Actuary (2009) July : Bettis, Oliver. - Environment: Risk managers, unite No. pages: 2. [RKN: 69776] The Actuary (2009) July Woods, Claire. - Funding Climate Change: how pension fund fiduciary duty masks trustee inertia and short- 8

9 termism. - University of Oxford: School of Geography and the Environment, (Working Papers in Employment, Work and Finance: WPG09-13). [RKN: 71637] URL: ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY Institute of Actuaries of Australia. - Submission to Emissions Trading Working Group [RKN: 63709] Shelved at: Per: AAJ (Oxf) [Faculty: AUS/ACT] Australian Actuarial Journal (2005) 11(4) : FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS Perroy, Louis. - Impacts of climate change on institutional investors assets and liabilities. [RKN: 69658] Shelved at: Online only 28th International Congress of Actuaries (TICA) (2006) 9A URL: Sullivan, Francis. - The business end of climate change. [RKN: 38381] The Actuary (2008) July : 8. FUND MANAGEMENT Woods, Claire. - Funding Climate Change: how pension fund fiduciary duty masks trustee inertia and shorttermism. - University of Oxford: School of Geography and the Environment, (Working Papers in Employment, Work and Finance: WPG09-13). [RKN: 71637] URL: GENERAL INSURANCE Brooke-Taylor, Tony. - A change in the weather. [RKN: 38382] The Actuary (2008) July : Stahel, Walter R. - Global climate change in the wider context of sustainability. [RKN: 39042] Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance (2008) 33 (3) : Surminski, Swenja. - How can the insurance industry promote climate change adaptation? : A case study from the UK. [RKN: 39225] Shelved at: online only ThinkPiece (2009) 18 (May) URL: Mills, Evan. - A global review of insurance industry responses to climate change. [RKN: 39296] Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance (2009) 34 (3) : Herweijer, Celine; Ranger, Nicola; Ward, Robert E T. - Adaption to climate change : Threats and opportunities for the insurance industry. [RKN: 39297] Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance (2009) 34 (3) : Linnerooth-Bayer, Joanne; Warner, Koko; Bals, Christoph; Hoppe, Peter; Burton, Ian; Loster, Thomas; Haas, Armin. - Insurance, developing countries and climate change. [RKN: 39298] Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance (2009) 34 (3) :

10 Collier, Benjamin; Skees, Jerry; Barnett, Barry. - Weather index insurance and climate change : Opportunities and challenges in lower income countries. [RKN: 39299] Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance (2009) 34 (3) : GLOBAL WARMING McGuire, Bill. - Against the tide. [RKN: 38073] The Actuary (2008) April Brimblecombe, Simon; Rocchi, Valentina. - Global meltdown. [RKN: 39247] The Actuary (2009) July : INSURANCE Gurenko, Eugene. - Climate change and insurance : Disaster risk financing in developing countries. - London: - Earthscan, No. pages: 88. [RKN: 37587] Shelved at: JNE/BU (Oxf) Contents: Introduction -- Scientific and economic rationales for innovative climate insurance solutions -- Insurance for assisting adaptation to climate change in developing countries: a proposed strategy -- Insuring the uninsurable: design options for a climate change funding mechanism -- Role of the private market in catastrophe insurance -- The Indian insurance industry and climate change: exposure, opportunities and strategies ahead Can insurance deal with negative effects arising from climate policy measures? Conclusions and recommendations Silver, Nick. - Managing carbon risk. [RKN: 37749] The Actuary (2007) September : Faculty of Actuaries; Institute of Actuaries. - Risk - the world conquest business. 5th Annual Younger Members Convention. Seminar, 4-5 December [RKN: 37915] Shelved at: Online only [Faculty: Online only] URL: Contents include: Will climate change your life?, by Anthony Day McGuire, Bill. - Against the tide. [RKN: 38073] The Actuary (2008) April The insurance industry and climate change : Contribution to the global debate. - Geneva Association, - (Geneva Report No. 02). - No. pages: 152. [RKN: 71582] URL: INVESTMENT Faculty of Actuaries; Institute of Actuaries. - Risk - the world conquest business. 5th Annual Younger Members Convention. Seminar, 4-5 December [RKN: 37915] Shelved at: Online only [Faculty: Online only] URL: Contents include: Will climate change your life?, by Anthony Day -- 10

11 Sullivan, Rory; Kozak, Jennifer. - Climate change investing. [RKN: 38759] The Actuary (2008) December : 31. Morrison, Gordon; Robins, Nick. - Environment: Changing finance, financing change. [RKN: 69744] The Actuary (2008) July LAW Robinson, J; Barton, J; Doswell, C; Heydon, M; Milton, L. - Climate change law: emissions trading in the EU and UK. - London: - Cameron May Ltd, No. pages: 927. [RKN: 36964] Shelved at: P/JNE (Oxf) LIABILITIES Perroy, Louis. - Impacts of climate change on institutional investors assets and liabilities. [RKN: 69658] Shelved at: Online only 28th International Congress of Actuaries (TICA) (2006) 9A URL: PENSION FUNDS Gielty, Brian. - Pension funds performance guide: local authority edition. - DG Publishing Ltd, No. pages: 352. [RKN: 69774] [Faculty: PEN] Contents include: The Environment Agency and responsible investing Woods, Claire. - Funding Climate Change: how pension fund fiduciary duty masks trustee inertia and shorttermism. - University of Oxford: School of Geography and the Environment, (Working Papers in Employment, Work and Finance: WPG09-13). [RKN: 71637] URL: PENSION SCHEME TRUSTEE Woods, Claire. - Funding Climate Change: how pension fund fiduciary duty masks trustee inertia and shorttermism. - University of Oxford: School of Geography and the Environment, (Working Papers in Employment, Work and Finance: WPG09-13). [RKN: 71637] URL: POPULATION PROJECTIONS Desvaux, Martin. - The sustainability of human populations: how many people can live on Earth? [RKN: 44063] Significance (2007) 4(3) September : POVERTY Linnerooth-Bayer, Joanne; Warner, Koko; Bals, Christoph; Hoppe, Peter; Burton, Ian; Loster, Thomas; Haas, Armin. - Insurance, developing countries and climate change. [RKN: 39298] Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance (2009) 34 (3) :

12 RISK Stahel, Walter R. - Global climate change in the wider context of sustainability. [RKN: 39042] Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance (2008) 33 (3) : Bettis, Oliver. - Environment: Risk managers, unite No. pages: 2. [RKN: 69776] The Actuary (2009) July Herweijer, Celine; Ranger, Nicola; Ward, Robert E T. - Adaption to climate change : Threats and opportunities for the insurance industry. [RKN: 39297] Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance (2009) 34 (3) : STATISTICAL MODELS Maynard, Trevor J. - Climate change - the past is a good guide to the future! [RKN: 37748] The Actuary (2007) September : TABULATED STATISTICS Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. - OECD factbook 2007 : Economic, environmental and social statistics. - OECD, No. pages: 275. [RKN: 37589] Shelved at: JA/735 (Oxf) UNITED KINGDOM Surminski, Swenja. - How can the insurance industry promote climate change adaptation? : A case study from the UK. [RKN: 39225] Shelved at: online only ThinkPiece (2009) 18 (May) URL: 12