Climate Change Research Recognized as IPCC Wins Nobel Peace Prize

RMS’ Dr Robert Muir-Wood a contributor to the IPCC working group

Newark, C.A. – October 12, 2007 – The Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is deeply deserved, and recognizes the rigorous process the organization has undertaken to highlight the causes and consequences of climate change, according to a leading climate expert at Risk Management Solutions (RMS).

“The IPCC has provided policymakers in business and government around the world with the balanced scientific information needed to understand and address climate change issues. Al Gore should also be congratulated for his tremendous efforts to educate and inform policymakers and the public about the gravity of the situation,” said Dr Robert Muir-Wood, chief research officer at RMS and a contributor to the IPCC Working Group on Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability.

“This award emphasizes that the scientific debate about the evidence for human-induced climate change has been settled,” he added. “The campaigns of disinformation should cease to be the subject of endless media attention. The real debates concern the future consequences of climate change, particularly around catastrophic risks, and what practical actions should now be taken to mitigate those consequences.”

“RMS is intensely committed to studying the implications of climate change impacts and policies on today’s economic and business decisions, and has dedicated significant resources to this area. Today, climate change research has received the recognition it deserves,” said Matthew Grant, chief markets officer at RMS. “Dr Robert Muir-Wood has been helping the insurance industry understand the impacts of natural catastrophes for 15 years, and we are pleased he has been able to contribute to the IPCC’s ground-breaking work.”