Sustainable infrastructure investment is in the spotlight. Here are tools and news items that provide insights about climate finance.
Climate Finance
Climate finance encompasses funding for mitigation, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and adaptation, managing the impacts of climate change. This finance comes from public, private, and alternative sources, and is used for projects like renewable energy development, energy efficiency improvements, and resilient infrastructure. Climate finance is essential for supporting the transition to a low-carbon, sustainable future and assisting vulnerable regions in coping with climate impacts.
Climate Data Science Gems from COP28
There’s a bazillion headlines this week about the COP28 climate conference. Looking beyond the buzz and controversy, here are some useful tools and data for the business sector that emerged from the first week of the event.
Real Estate and Climate Risk
Real estate sits at the heart of the American economy. It also faces rising risk from flooding and wildfires alters the economics of real estate in some regions. As climate change advances, analysts say it is likely to drive shifts in the valuation of properties, as well as the cost to insure them.
The Climate Adaptation Gap in 2023
Climate change will test our infrastructure and require increased focus on adaptation and resilience. Our economy and society will need to prepare for climate impacts as we face more extreme weather events and disasters. That requires a shift in thinking.




