Future Of Climate Risk Management
29 Jan, 2025
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Executive Summary
Climate change is a current financial risk that will only worsen over the coming decades. To manage its short- and long-term impacts, firms must build up their capabilities now. This report provides leaders responsible for climate risk management with recommendations for how to approach these issues over the next five years. We identify gaps in current approaches and available solutions, as well as variables that could reshape the market in the coming years.
Summary for decision-makers
Firms must build up their climate risk management capabilities over the next five years
Climate change is a current financial risk
Long-term climate risk management should start now
Climate risk management requires collaboration across an organization
Organizations should implement a framework for climate risk management
Expanded solution offerings can address novel climate risk management activities
Software and services address current demand, but blind spots remain
Factors that could reshape the climate risk solutions landscape
Firms must build up their climate risk management capabilities over the next five years
Climate change is a current financial risk
Long-term climate risk management should start now
Climate risk management requires collaboration across an organization
Organizations should implement a framework for climate risk management
Expanded solution offerings can address novel climate risk management activities
Software and services address current demand, but blind spots remain
Factors that could reshape the climate risk solutions landscape
Figure 1. Direct and indirect climate impacts
Figure 2. Examples of adaptation and maladaptation
Figure 3. Framework for climate risk management
Figure 4. Severe weather events have a small impact on risk management spending, while ESG regulation has a large impact
Figure 2. Examples of adaptation and maladaptation
Figure 3. Framework for climate risk management
Figure 4. Severe weather events have a small impact on risk management spending, while ESG regulation has a large impact
XDI Systems, Journal of Arboriculture, Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), Science Advances, EY, Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E), New Jersey Office of Emergency Management, National Bureau of Economic Research, The Straits Times, UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Centre for Public Impact, Climavision, Risilience, Chatham House (Royal Institute of International Affairs), Moody’s, Reask, National Delta Programme (Netherlands), Mitiga Solutions, New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), Southern California Edison (SCE), World Bank, World Economic Forum (WEF), Climate X, MeteoSim, Nature Communications, CLIMsystems, The New York Times, PwC
About the Authors
Emma Cutler
Senior Analyst
Emma is a Senior Analyst in the Verdantix Net Zero & Climate Risk practice. Her current research agenda focuses on physical and transition climate risk, climate resilience…
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Katelyn Johnson
Senior Manager, Risk Management
Katelyn is the Senior Manager in the Verdantix Risk Management practice. Her current research agenda focuses on climate risk and its integration into risk management framework…
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