Switched On Adaptation and Resilience: A New Investment Imperative
Nov 22, 2025
Explore how a warming world is reshaping investment strategies. Discover the surprising climate impacts, like jellyfish-induced nuclear shutdowns, and projected GDP losses by 2050. Adaptation is not surrender; it's essential risk management. Analyze how funding sources vary and the challenges governments face in implementation. Learn about corporate adaptation gaps and how climate impacts reshape commodity markets. Highlight opportunities in resilience and examine financial sector tools driving investment in adaptation.
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Jellyfish Shut Down A Nuclear Plant
- A swarm of barrel jellyfish shut Western Europe's largest nuclear plant for ten days.
- Kobad Bhavnagri uses this odd example to show unexpected climate-driven risks to infrastructure.
Damages Threaten Significant GDP Loss
- Climate damages have risen sharply, costing $1.4 trillion globally in 2024 and $924 billion in the US alone.
- NGFS estimates GDP could be reduced 1–19% by 2050, with a 7% hit under net-zero scenarios.
Adaptation Funding Is Vastly Insufficient
- Adaptation aims to shield economies, businesses, and people from mounting climate damages.
- Current annual adaptation spending (~$65 billion) falls far short of the hundreds of billions or trillions needed.