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Why now is the time to embrace adaptation (and how you can get started)
Why now is the time to embrace adaptation (and how you can get started)

Why now is the time to embrace adaptation (and how you can get started)

Prioritising climate adaptation is not just an environmental imperative but a strategic economic decision.
The XDI team
The XDI team
March 12, 2024
Sovereign bond risk: the climate punch
Sovereign bond risk: the climate punch

Sovereign bond risk: the climate punch

This week, a triple A-rated federal government was forced to acknowledge the potential risks of climate change on the value of sovereign bonds as it settled a landmark case that alleged it had misled or deceived investors. The Federal Court judge involved said global warming would likely be “a huge drain on (government) resources.”
October 19, 2023
The unknown unknowns: The crucial missing piece from both climate and nature disclosure rules
The unknown unknowns: The crucial missing piece from both climate and nature disclosure rules

The unknown unknowns: The crucial missing piece from both climate and nature disclosure rules

Dark matter outweighs visible matter roughly six to one. That makes the universe only slightly more mysterious to us than the biodiversity of our own planet – it’s been estimated that we have likely only encountered and named 20 percent of the species on Earth.
August 2, 2023
The Hub is coming
The Hub is coming

The Hub is coming

Take control: Expert knowledge in your hands. The XDI Climate Risk Hub provides world-leading physical climate risk analysis at your fingertips, so you can access the information you need, when you need it.
August 1, 2023
A new era in physical climate risk reporting?
A new era in physical climate risk reporting?

A new era in physical climate risk reporting?

The much anticipated release last week of the final climate-related disclosure standard from the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) marks the beginning of a new chapter in corporate disclosure of climate change risk.
June 29, 2023
Uninsurable future?
Uninsurable future?

Uninsurable future?

“We’re steadily marching toward an uninsurable future, not just in California but throughout the United States,” former California insurance commissioner, to Vox, June 2023.
June 21, 2023
“Before getting overwhelmed” - the Indian Federal Reserve’s clear eye on climate risk
“Before getting overwhelmed” - the Indian Federal Reserve’s clear eye on climate risk

“Before getting overwhelmed” - the Indian Federal Reserve’s clear eye on climate risk

“India seems to be at the watermark of climate change – rather than single events, it is the increased frequency of extreme weather occurrences that is breaking the back of our capability to cope with natural disasters.” Reserve Bank of India, May 2023.
May 23, 2023
Alphabet soup: deciphering physical climate risk disclosure
Alphabet soup: deciphering physical climate risk disclosure

Alphabet soup: deciphering physical climate risk disclosure

TCFD, ISSB, SEC, EFRAG. For companies navigating their climate risk environment, the initialisations can seem like a bewildering foreign language. What you have to assess, report and disclose, and when, differs depending on your jurisdiction, your size, your industry. So what’s the best approach?
May 9, 2023

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Flooded Future: Europe's Rising Economic Risk

Flooded Future: Europe's Rising Economic Risk

Europe’s financial and industrial engines are facing escalating risk of damage due to climate change extreme weather, with the risk of flood damage to property and infrastructure already estimated to be 30% worse due to climate and projected to double by 2100 under a high-emissions scenario, according to XDI's new benchmarking report.
Europe’s economic hubs drowning in risk: XDI warns flood damage risk rising in Milan, Paris, Frankfurt and beyond

Europe’s economic hubs drowning in risk: XDI warns flood damage risk rising in Milan, Paris, Frankfurt and beyond

A new XDI benchmark report reveals systemic EU flood damage risk with ranking of every EU state and province. The analysis, Flooded Future: Europe’s Rising Economic Risk, ranks every EU country, state and province by modelled risk of flood damage to the built environment from riverine and surface water flooding. It highlights that many of the highest-risk areas are also Europe’s economic and supply chain hubs: Milan, Paris, Frankfurt, Warsaw, Rotterdam, Antwerp and Barcelona among them.
XDI identifies international airport infrastructure at increasing risk from climate extremes

XDI identifies international airport infrastructure at increasing risk from climate extremes

A major international airline has partnered with leading global physical climate risk analytics firm XDI (Cross Dependency Initiative) to assess the escalating threat that climate change extreme weather poses to airport infrastructure and operations worldwide. The findings underscore the need for climate resilience planning across global air transport systems.