Episode Details

In this episode of the ESG Insider podcast, we sit down with Dr. Sarah Kapnick, Chief Scientist for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

NOAA is an agency in the US Department of Commerce focused on science, service and stewardship. Its mission is to understand and predict changes in climate, weather, ocean and coasts; share that knowledge and information; and conserve and manage coastal and marine ecosystems and resources.

Sarah was also a speaker at the event S&P Global Sustainable1 hosted during Climate Week NYC. In the interview, she says that quantifying the costs of climate change is becoming a "business imperative."

She acknowledges the difficulty of translating climate science into plain English. To address that challenge, she says NOAA scientists are increasingly engaging with the private sector.

"Our goals increasingly are to work with different groups to ensure that that science that we are producing is going into decisionmakers' hands and that they can take action on that information," she says.

"To start creating climate action, it's going to take everyone. It's not just the scientists."

Find prior episodes for Climate Week NYC here:

Breaking down silos between investment and climate communities https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/breaking-down-silos-between-investment-and-climate-communities

PRI CEO talks Asia's critical role in reaching net-zero, Climate Week takeaways: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/pri-ceo-talks-asia-s-critical-role-in-reaching-net-zero-climate-week-takeaways

Unpacking government's role in catalyzing low-carbon solutions: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/unpacking-government-s-role-in-catalyzing-low-carbon-solutions

At Climate Week NYC, seeking solutions at the nexus of climate, water and social issues: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/at-climate-week-nyc-seeking-solutions-at-the-nexus-of-climate-water-and-social-issues

At Climate Week NYC, using collaboration to tackle supply chain emissions: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/at-climate-week-nyc-using-collaboration-to-tackle-supply-chain-emissions

On the ground at Climate Week NYC: The