The Washington Post named Dave Jones, director of the Climate Risk Initiative at our Center for Law, Energy & the Environment, one of the Next 50 People Shaping Our Society in 2026. California’s Insurance Commissioner from 2011 to 2019, Jones has led pioneering efforts addressing risks climate change poses to the insurance sector. Amplifying the United States’ increasingly “uninsurable future” as climate‑driven disasters push insurers to raise premiums, withdraw coverage, and disrupt markets, he argues that the insurance industry must confront fossil fuel emissions to solve this crisis.