Climate risk, scenarios & resilience · Working

Disorderly transition

Also called: disorderly pathway

ELI5

A scenario involving delayed or abrupt policy and market adjustment.

Used in conversation

“Add disorderly transition to the risk register with an owner and mitigation.”

Pitch context

You will see “Disorderly transition” 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.