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NEWS

Bank Watchdogs Advance Climate Work, What Trump's Tax Bill Means for Resilience, 'Earth Intelligence' Startup, and More
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Bank Watchdogs Advance Climate Work, What Trump's Tax Bill Means for Resilience, 'Earth Intelligence' Startup, and More

Also: Electric Power Research Institute's new resilience toolkit, EU Pathways2Resilience second call for funding, Maya Climate winds down

Louie Woodall
May 19, 2025
Adaptation's Promise for Private Equity, NOAA's Billion-Dollar Disasters Database Frozen, FloodTech Toolkits and More
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Adaptation's Promise for Private Equity, NOAA's Billion-Dollar Disasters Database Frozen, FloodTech Toolkits and More

Also: New short-term climate scenarios for banks and supervisors, FEMA's acting head fired, and McGill University's climate data grab

Louie Woodall
May 12, 2025
Adaptation's $9trn Opportunity, Watchdog Slams UK Climate Preparedness, Grid Resiliency Post-Iberian Blackout, and More
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Adaptation's $9trn Opportunity, Watchdog Slams UK Climate Preparedness, Grid Resiliency Post-Iberian Blackout, and More

Also: JP Morgan and Verisk reports on adaptation investment, what Trump's budget proposal means for US resilience, and India's climate-ready rice innovation

Louie Woodall
May 5, 2025
World Bank, IMF Slammed by US for Climate Focus, Boost for Polluters Pay Laws, SF Climate Week, and More
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World Bank, IMF Slammed by US for Climate Focus, Boost for Polluters Pay Laws, SF Climate Week, and More

Also: cull of National Science Foundation grants hurts adaptation startups, UK science body advises on spurring private investment in adaptation, precision irrigation company Irrigreen raises US$19mn

Louie Woodall
Apr 28, 2025
US Court Battle Over Climate Grants Heats up, European Cities Make Progress on Adaptation, and More
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US Court Battle Over Climate Grants Heats up, European Cities Make Progress on Adaptation, and More

Also: Cooling tech startup targeted by EPA, the Adaptation Fund approves 16 new projects, USDA targets Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities initiative, and Verizon-MIT Disaster Resilience Prize

Louie Woodall
Apr 21, 2025
Muni Bond Issuers Urged to Improve Climate Disclosures, White House Moves to Gut NOAA, Spatial Finance Startup Acquired, and More
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Muni Bond Issuers Urged to Improve Climate Disclosures, White House Moves to Gut NOAA, Spatial Finance Startup Acquired, and More

Also: UK pensions regulator climate warning to small schemes, Trump order targets 'polluter pays' state laws, Google introduces Geospatial Reasoning

Louie Woodall
Apr 14, 2025

FEATURES

Not-Quite-Unbounded Optimism In New York
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Not-Quite-Unbounded Optimism In New York

At the Adapt Unbound conference in New York City, hope for the adaptation economy was tempered by a healthy dose of realism

May 16, 2025
Resilience Rebrand? Trump’s Disaster Strategy Shifts Power, Shrinks Support
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Resilience Rebrand? Trump’s Disaster Strategy Shifts Power, Shrinks Support

New executive order pushes climate preparedness onto underfunded states, as federal dollars and disaster expertise vanish fast

May 8, 2025
Wildfires Disrupt Earnings Across S&P 500, From Insurance to Energy Drinks
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Wildfires Disrupt Earnings Across S&P 500, From Insurance to Energy Drinks

LA blazes spark financial fallout in unexpected corners of corporate America, revealing the growing operational risks of climate extremes

Apr 24, 2025
Adaptation Finance is Having its 'Don’t Look Away' Moment
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Adaptation Finance is Having its 'Don’t Look Away' Moment

As the world charges beyond Paris Agreement warming targets, investors are waking up to a once-overlooked corner of the climate economy

Apr 17, 2025
Climate Language Fades From NAIC Agenda, But Resilience Efforts Persist
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Climate Language Fades From NAIC Agenda, But Resilience Efforts Persist

US insurance standard-setter eases public stance on climate even as technical work on disaster risk continues

Apr 10, 2025
Federal Retreat on Wetlands Sets Off Alarms Over Future Floods
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Federal Retreat on Wetlands Sets Off Alarms Over Future Floods

EPA move could strip protections from 90 million acres of wetlands, opening flood-prone lands to development.

Mar 27, 2025

S&P 500 CLIMATE RISK SIGNALS

Explore how climate-related physical risks, adaptation, and resilience are discussed by S&P 500 company executives on quarterly earnings calls

RECENT EVENTS

ADAPTATION10

Discover the adaptation companies creating a more resilient economy

Adaptation10: April 2025
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Adaptation10: April 2025

This month's exclusive listing of adaptation and resilience companies are addressing crop health amid climate-induced pest issues

Apr 30, 2025
Adaptation10: Chemicals Giants Scramble to Climate-Proof as Weather Risks Mount
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Adaptation10: Chemicals Giants Scramble to Climate-Proof as Weather Risks Mount

This month, Adaptation10 explores climate risks to the chemicals industry, and showcases the companies that could bolster its resilience

Apr 4, 2025
Adaptation10: February 2025
Adaptation10

Adaptation10: February 2025

This month's exclusive listing of adaptation and resilience companies are addressing an insidious second-order climate risk: worsening air quality

Feb 27, 2025
Adaptation10: January 2025
Adaptation10

Adaptation10: January 2025

This month's exclusive listing of adaptation and resilience companies are addressing a climate threat that's dominated the headlines — wildfires

Jan 30, 2025
Adaptation10: December 2024
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Adaptation10: December 2024

This month's exclusive listing of adaptation and resilience companies are tackling harmful algal bloom risks

Dec 19, 2024
Adaptation10: November 2024
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Adaptation10: November 2024

This month's exclusive listing of adaptation and resilience companies are tackling flood risks

Nov 28, 2024