Jorge Gastelumendi On Climate Games, Chief Heat Officers, And Reshaping Resilience
How can video games drive climate resilience? Could Minecraft and Fortnite teach kids (and adults) about adapting to extreme temperatures and other punishing climate risks? Jorge Gastelumendi, Senior ...
28 Jan 202546min
Frank Frievalt On America's Wildfire Nightmare
While the Los Angeles fires continue to rage, the debate on what should be done — and indeed what can be done — to prepare and protect communities from these kinds of infernos is heating up. The multi...
21 Jan 202552min
Julia Kumari Drapkin On Crowdsourcing Climate Data
There's one thing all adaptation professionals agree on — we need more climate data. And better climate data. And climate data people can trust. But needing is one thing. Getting is another. Julia Kum...
14 Jan 202552min
Emilie Mazzacurati On Tailwind Climate's Adaptation Playbook
Climate adaptation technology isn't getting a lot of love from markets right now. Extreme weather shocks may be on track to inflict some US$560bn or so of losses on listed companies every year by 2035...
17 Dec 202445min
The Future of US Climate Adaptation & Resilience Under Trump 2.0
"Climate change" is likely to become taboo under the second Trump administration. The incoming president believes global warming to be a "hoax", and Project 2025 – the right-wing blueprint for his sec...
10 Dec 202457min
Jonathan Bowers On Building a Firetech Startup
Wildfires are on the rampage across North America. Canada and the US are battling blazes more often and for longer periods. This fall, wildfires have burnt on East and West Coasts alike. Even New York...
2 Dec 202437min
Ana Mulio Alvarez On COP29
How did COP29 advance (or obstruct) the climate adaptation agenda? While the conference produced a controversial new climate finance goal, this had little to offer developing countries working to clim...
26 Nov 202434min
Julie Gorte On Investor Engagement With Adaptation
Investment professionals can't bury their heads in the sand when it comes to climate risks. Extreme weather shocks are inflicting billions in losses to physical assets and businesses — losses that flo...
19 Nov 202442min
