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NEWS

Adaptation Finance Slump, Bonn Breakthrough, Climate Vulnerability Index, and More
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Adaptation Finance Slump, Bonn Breakthrough, Climate Vulnerability Index, and More

Also: Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development, Trump sued over Environmental and Climate Justice grants, VC climate tech investment drop-off

Louie Woodall
Jun 30, 2025
Resilient LA Delta Fund, Bonn Adaptation Talks, Fathom's Flood Model Upgrade, and More
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Resilient LA Delta Fund, Bonn Adaptation Talks, Fathom's Flood Model Upgrade, and More

Also: Rich countries lag on climate finance commitments, US lawmakers act on extreme heat, and prospects for the global meteorological device market

Louie Woodall
Jun 23, 2025
$10bn for UK Flood Defenses, Trump Doubles Down on FEMA Attacks, NVIDIA's 'Climate in a Bottle', and More
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$10bn for UK Flood Defenses, Trump Doubles Down on FEMA Attacks, NVIDIA's 'Climate in a Bottle', and More

Also: Basel Committee releases climate risk disclosure framework, UN Ocean Conference wraps up, and robotic bee home builder gets US$50mn

Louie Woodall
Jun 16, 2025
WRI's Adaptation Investment Case, UN Ocean Summit, Wind Turbine Robot Start-Up, and More
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WRI's Adaptation Investment Case, UN Ocean Summit, Wind Turbine Robot Start-Up, and More

Also: Finance ministries challenged by climate-related economic analysis, European Commission water resilience strategy, and the early warning systems imperative

Louie Woodall
Jun 9, 2025
Global Disaster Costs Top US$2trn, Hawaii Climate Resilience Tax, Proposed NASA Cuts, and More
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Global Disaster Costs Top US$2trn, Hawaii Climate Resilience Tax, Proposed NASA Cuts, and More

Also: Federal Reserve backsliding on climate risks, WHO Climate & Health Action Plan, and an air turbulence monitoring tie-up

Louie Woodall
Jun 2, 2025
Gloomy Blended Finance Outlook, UN Adaptation Indicators, and Microsoft's AI Weather Forecaster
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Gloomy Blended Finance Outlook, UN Adaptation Indicators, and Microsoft's AI Weather Forecaster

Also: European economy's vulnerability to drought and water scarcity, US House passes spending bill that undermines climate resilience, and New York's climate innovation hub

Louie Woodall
May 26, 2025

FEATURES

Extreme Heat Gets a Price Tag
Features

Extreme Heat Gets a Price Tag

New tools aim to make the economic cost of extreme heat impossible to ignore

Jun 19, 2025
How Do You Measure Adaptation? UN Diplomats Try to Agree
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How Do You Measure Adaptation? UN Diplomats Try to Agree

Negotiators are meeting in Bonn to winnow 490 adaptation indicators down to 100 and bring clarity to the Global Goal on Adaptation

Jun 12, 2025
Inside the Geospatial AI Boom Reshaping Climate Risk Analysis
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Inside the Geospatial AI Boom Reshaping Climate Risk Analysis

Startups and tech behemoths are battling to turn satellite images into actionable climate risk intelligence — and dominate a booming sector

Jun 5, 2025
Are We Building The Wrong Adaptation Tech?
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Are We Building The Wrong Adaptation Tech?

As billions flow into climate risk software and analytics, some start-up leaders argue the sector is neglecting real-world solutions

May 22, 2025
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

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: Personal Climate Defense
Adaptation10

Adaptation10: Personal Climate Defense

This month's exclusive listing of adaptation and resilience companies are targeted at the mass consumer market

Jun 26, 2025
Adaptation10: Heat, Health & the Race to Adapt
Adaptation10

Adaptation10: Heat, Health & the Race to Adapt

This month's exclusive listing of adaptation and resilience companies are addressing heat-related health risks

May 29, 2025
Adaptation10: April 2025
Adaptation10

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
Adaptation10

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
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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