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Climate risk, scenarios & resilience · Core

Acute physical risk

Also called: acute climate hazard

ELI5

Risk from event-driven hazards such as storms, floods, fires or heatwaves.

Used in conversation

“The control is not complete until we can evidence how acute physical risk is monitored.”

Pitch context

You will see “Acute physical risk” in sustainability reports, impact decks, climate plans and assurance materials when the discussion reaches climate risk, scenarios & resilience.

Why it matters: In climate risk, scenarios & resilience, different calculation boundaries, periods or accounting treatments can change the number and the decision.

Caution

Calculation, recognition and disclosure can vary by accounting framework, company policy and reporting context.

Sources & evidence · 3

Direct term-level sources and supporting source families.