This morning I head from Chicago to Atlanta, with a corresponding change in temperatures (20 degrees) and snow readiness (even the Chicago garbage trucks can be outfitted with plows; an inch of snow in Atlanta can paralyze the city for a day). “Don’t knock the weather. If it didn’t change once in a while, nine tenths of the people couldn’t start a conversation.” Whether or not an individual believes in manmade, or natural, climate change, is immaterial. If investors in mortgage-backed securities, or insurance companies, do, and it impacts borrower pricing, or your ability to obtain insurance in places like Florida or California, then it matters. U.N. climate talks in Egypt, known as COP27, are underway this week, with many of the parties looking for concrete pledges to combat the damaging effects of climate change. "Moving from negotiations and pledges to an era of implementation is a priority," said COP27 President Sameh Shoukry. Go