'Climate adaptation can't wait – but there is one big problem facing the scene'

Professor Patricia Crifo, Demeter's Managing Partner Stéphane Villecroze and Impact Loop reporter Frey Lindsay. Collage by Impact Loop.
3 feb. 2025
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Professor Patricia Crifo, Demeter's Managing Partner Stéphane Villecroze and Impact Loop reporter Frey Lindsay. Collage by Impact Loop.
From droughts to wildfires, impact investors want to pivot from prevention to adaptation. The main challenge: where will all the money come from? asks Impact Loop's Frey Lindsey.

The succinctly-titled late-2024 report ‘When Risks Become Reality’ from the research group World Weather Attribution sums up the state of play on the effects of climate change right now.

"This exceptional year of extreme weather shows how dangerous life has already become with 1.3°C of human-induced warming, and highlights the urgency of moving away from planet-heating fossil fuels as quickly as possible," reads the report’s introduction.

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