Christina Carlson

Stormy Seas, Rising Risks: How Companies Can Better Consider Climate Change Risks in Business Plans

Stakeholder Trends and Insights / Ten miles outside New Orleans stands a two-million-barrel per day oil refinery, surrounded by the Meraux, Louisiana community. On low-lying ground along the Gulf coast, an elaborate network of pipes and smoke stacks looms beyond double-wide trailers, rows of single-family homes, and a playground. By 2050, the refinery and surrounding areas could be underwater, given intermediate sea level rise estimates. But this won’t be the first time the refinery has seen high water levels. - 9 years ago