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Gavin Newsom: “Climate risk is financial risk.”

Featuring: Gavin Newsom, Democratic | Governor of California

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Governor Newsom announces new savings for California car buyers and major clean energy milestone

Published | Video Starts at 27:16

Status quo doesn't work. It's not good for victims and timely payments. Insurance industry is being squeezed by the way Climate risk is financial risk. You cannot insure an environment of such extremes. Another reason we're investing in low carbon green growth and electric vehicles. But we've got to work all that out. (27:16–27:20)

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Asserts that climate risk is equivalent to financial risk.

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