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Climate Research Highlights
Issue n°8, July 2026
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Welcome to the eighth edition of EDHEC's Climate Research Highlights, showcasing the latest research, insights, and innovations from the EDHEC Climate Institute and EDHEC Ventures. This quarter, we look back at the EDHEC Climate Research Conference, held during London Climate Action Week, where we unveiled new research and decision-making tools for climate finance. We also feature the launch of Scientific Climate Ratings’ Sovereign Climate Risk Ratings, the Scientific Portfolio Climate Resilience Index developed with BNP Paribas and Euronext, two new initiatives developed with Climate Innov to help prevent and respond to wildfires, and our latest ClimaTech data visualisation on mitigation and adaptation strategies for data centres. From macroeconomic and physical climate risk to infrastructure resilience and adaptation finance, this edition highlights how scientific research is being translated into practical solutions for investors, businesses, and policymakers.
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Latest Insights
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What Sets Us Apart: Independence, Academic Rigor, and Investor Focus
Ahead of the EDHEC Climate Research Conference 2026, held during London Climate Action Week, Camille Angué, Director of the EDHEC Climate Institute, discusses why climate change is increasingly viewed as a near-term macroeconomic and financial risk. She explains how rising climate volatility and evolving investor expectations are increasing demand for better climate-risk assessment tools. The interview also highlights ECI’s work on physical risk modelling, climate scenarios, and climate-finance analytics, and its mission to bridge research with practical decision-making.
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From Science to Strategic Action: Highlights from the EDHEC Climate Research Conference 2026
This article recaps the inaugural EDHEC Climate Research Conference, held during London Climate Action Week, which brought together researchers, investors, and policymakers to explore the latest advances in climate-risk assessment. It highlights new work on probabilistic climate scenarios, hyperlocal physical-risk modelling, infrastructure resilience through the ClimaTech database, forward-looking transition-risk analysis, and the launch of the Sovereign Climate Risk Ratings, illustrating how scientific research is being translated into practical decision-making tools.
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Inside the IFC's 2026 Report on Climate-Resilient Infrastructure
Anthony Schrapffer, Scientific Director of the EDHEC Climate Institute, discusses the findings of a joint report by the IFC, Scientific Climate Ratings and AXA Climate, and on the business case for climate-resilient infrastructure. He explains the growing cost of climate inaction and how targeted adaptation measures can protect asset value while delivering attractive financial returns. The interview also highlights the quantitative framework developed by Scientific Climate Ratings and EDHEC Climate Institute's ClimaTech database to support resilience investment decisions.
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![[#dataviz] Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation - What Works for Data Centres?](https://docs.climateimpactedhec.com/highlights_july26/insight_004.jpg "[#dataviz] Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation: What Works for Data Centres?")
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[#dataviz] Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation: What Works for Data Centres?
This data visualisation, the last in a three-part ClimaTech series, explores how data centres can mitigate climate change and adapt to its physical risks. Drawing on the ClimaTech database, it highlights key decarbonisation strategies across Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, as well as technologies supporting these efforts. It also examines resilience measures against major climate risks (including floods, storms, wildfires, heat) showing varying levels of effectiveness and provides a structured overview of how technological solutions can support both emissions reduction and climate adaptation in critical digital infrastructure.
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Reference Publications
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EDHEC Research Insights supplement to Investment & Pensions Europe (IPE) Spring 2026
This supplement explores the ambition-credibility gap in corporate decarbonisation, new approaches to quantifying physical climate risk across European and US equity markets, and the ethical choices underpinning climate-alignment metrics. It also presents a machine-learning methodology for simulating equity returns under macroeconomic stress, providing investors with new tools to assess climate risk, portfolio resilience, and investment decision-making.
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Forthcoming Events
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10 November (Nice) - Art & Climat
Join us for an exclusive "Art & Climat" evening at EDHEC Nice Campus, featuring a lecture by Professor Noël Amenc on the relationship between climate and human societies, followed by a concert by award-winning Francesco Finazzi (violinist) and Quentin Wächter (pianist). A unique event blending scientific insight and artistic excellence, open to the EDHEC community.
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