Professor Tapio Schneider, CalTech, on AI Climate Models, Tail Risks, and Small-Scale Processes

About this episode

Professor Tapio Schneider discusses the importance of computational science in climate modelling and its implications for finance.

What's at stake in climate modelling? Professor Tapio Schneider, CalTech, discusses how computational science improves understanding of tail risks and extreme events; why small-scale processes are critical for accurate models; and how finance can better integrate climate data into investments.

People in this episode

Guest: Professor Tapio Schneider

Topics covered

• climate modelling
• AI
• tail risks
• extreme events
• computational science
• finance
• climate data

Keywords

• climate modelling
• AI climate models
• tail risks
• extreme events
• computational science
• finance
• climate data

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Organizations: CalTech

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