climate adaptation

There is a lack of commercially available tools to help investors capture the second- or third-order risks at the asset level, says EBRD's James Falzon.

Influential climate investor Altérra and VC firm 500 Global have sketched out a plan to unlock investment in climate adaptation.

A portfolio of small assets could be more appealing for LPs than 'one big shiny one', Phillip Wong, head of private markets for the HKMA’s Exchange Fund Investment Office, told a conference on Wednesday.

Timberland managers are updating risk models and turning to new tech for detection, as climate change makes wildfire risks more severe.

In the energy sector, every dollar invested in adaptation protected $8.60, a recent report shows.

The giant asset manager commits to GPs with sustainability-driven strategies from its generalist private equity mandate, but client demand and 'depth of opportunity' are pushing it to think about a dedicated strategy, said European PE co-head Cameron Payne.

Like other investors, the UK pension is trying to quantify physical climate risk in its portfolio with a developing, but still limited, data set.

A pilot scheme is making raising capital from the Green Climate Fund, which itself is about to start its triennial fundraising process, a more streamlined process.

In this newly-created role, Gold will be based in New York, helping the firm expand its footprint to the East Coast and leading CAI’s next phase of growth alongside its founder Bill Green.

Scientific Climate Ratings CEO Rémy Estran-Fraioli stressed the importance of understanding the 'cost of inaction' at ChangeNOW in Paris.