In 2012, Emilie Mazzacurati founded a company called Four Twenty Seven. It pioneered the practice of applying esoteric scientific climate models to help businesses manage climate risk. She sold the company to Moody's in 2019, and stayed on to manage it as Moody's Global Head of Climate Solutions. She's now working on a new venture related to climate mitigation.
Emilie talks about the challenges of understanding and managing business climate risk. She discusses improvements in our ability to develop and apply climate data and the importance of doing so. She also shares insights on the lack of climate tech investment in adaptation and the breadth of entrepreneurial possibilities in the climate adaptation space.
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Financial Climate