Stabilization is Becoming a Thing

In our second episode, we take a listener question about whether stabilization can support real businesses (we don’t fully agree), then look at who else is starting to pay attention: effective altruist funders, defense analysts, and conspiracy theorists in the comments.In this episode:* What the election could mean for risk capital* Morgan Goodwin’s question: can any of this be a business?* Who pays to protect assets and infrastructure, from wildfire sensors to permafrost roads* Funding science versus funding capabilities, and why monitoring may be the clearest opportunity* Setting norms while the field is still small* Why effective altruists are taking a second look, and whether the field is ready for the attention* A French defense report on solar geoengineering as an instrument of power* Conspiracy comments, bots, and why outreach is part of field building* What we’re readingMentioned:* Morgan Goodwin and Ross Centers of the Planetary Sunshade Institute on The Overshoot Era* Dryad Networks, wildfire detection* PermaC, permafrost preservation* The Global Risk and Stabilization Summit readout* Report: Rethink Priorities, Earth Systems Risks and the Case for Funding Stabilization Research* Report: Observatoire Défense et Climat, From a Climate Tool to an Instrument of Power: The Geostrategic and Defence Implications of Solar Geoengineering* Paul’s post, What We Mean by Stabilization (The Overshoot Era)* Susan’s post, Where to Invest in a World on Fire (Climate Money)* Nan Ransohoff on philanthropy from AI wealth, The third wave of American philanthropyWhat we’re reading:* Pandora’s Toolbox: The Hopes and Hazards of Climate Intervention, by Wake Smith* Climate Change on the Battlefield, by Erin Sikorsky* Berlin Game, by Len Deighton* The Cauldron: The Making of the Modern Middle East, by Simon Sebag Montefiore* Debt: The First 5,000 Years, by David GraeberGet in touch:* Send us questions for a future episode in the comments here or on LinkedIn, or email [email protected]* Subscribe at tailriskpodcast.com and on YouTube at @tailriskpodcast* Leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It helps more people find the show. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.tailriskpodcast.com

In our first episode, we talk about what we saw at the Global Risk and Stabilization Summit in Reykjavík: a field starting to see itself as a field, a lot of hedging about advocacy, and a conversation about money that’s still far too small for the risks.In this episode:* Why we start with the risk instead of the solution* How Susan ended up in Iceland on three days’ notice* What the summit was trying to do, and who was in the room* Why insurers aren’t modeling tipping-point risks* Chemtrails, secret cabals, and the narrative traps on both the right and the left* Capital formation versus fundraising* What a polar research icebreaker costs, and why we need to think biggerMentioned:* Paul’s post, Thinking Bigger About Stabilization (The Overshoot Era)* Susan’s post, The climate stabilization era is here. So are we thickening the ice caps yet? (Climate Money)* The Global Risk and Stabilization Summit: globalstabilization.org* Report: Building Permission Space & Narrative Framing for Climate Stabilization* The Heat Will Kill You First, by Jeff Goodell* The Strategic Climate Risk Initiative piece on insurance whistleblowers, Insurance is stuck in the delayed disclosure trapSubscribe in your podcast player of choice. New episodes about every two weeks. Cover image: NASA Earth Observatory. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.tailriskpodcast.com