Climate Proofers
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Oliver Marchand On Why Adaptation Needs A New 'Decision Engine'
05 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is sponsored by Resilens ( http://www.resiliens.com ), a "decision engine" for climate adaptation When adaptation managers approach funde...
Jakob Thomä On How Markets And Governments Could Respond To Climate Shocks
21 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What do investors, corporate practitioners, and climate professionals really think about the consequences of rising climate physical risks? A recent s...
Paul Munday On The Latest In Corporate Adaptation Planning
07 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
There’s good news and bad news on the state of corporate adaptation planning. Today’s guest — Climate Proof veteran Dr Paul Munday ( https://www...
Verena Radulovic & Libby Zemaitis On Why Corporate Resilience Starts In The Community
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you work in corporate sustainability, this pitch has become well-worn: climate resilience is good for business. Protect your assets, buttress your ...
Verena Radulovic & Libby Zemaitis On Why Corporate Resilience Starts In The Community
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you work in corporate sustainability, this pitch has become well-worn: climate resilience is good for business. Protect your assets, buttress your ...
Kevin Stiroh On The Bank Climate Risk Management Rollback
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Working in climate risk management at a US bank this past decade, you'd be forgiven for having a little whiplash. Starting around 2015, central banks ...
Kevin Stiroh On The Bank Climate Risk Management Rollback
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Working in climate risk management at a US bank this past decade, you'd be forgiven for having a little whiplash. Starting around 2015, central banks ...
Stacy Swann On Angel Investing In Climate Resilience
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The climate start-up world is never easy. But the last year has made it harder. Amidst the turmoil of President Trump's second coming, grants for smal...
Stacy Swann On Angel Investing In Climate Resilience
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The climate start-up world is never easy. But the last year has made it harder. Amidst the turmoil of President Trump's second coming, grants for smal...
Kate Stein On Confronting America's Uninsurability Crisis
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Scan the headlines, and you'll see the same climate-related story again and again. It's the "uninsurability crisis". This claims that America's insura...
Kate Stein On Confronting America's Uninsurability Crisis
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Scan the headlines, and you'll see the same climate-related story again and again. It's the "uninsurability crisis". This claims that America's insura...
Will Everill On Making Pests, Invasives & Bio Risk Tech The Next Adaptation Frontier
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pests, invasive species, and biological (PIB) threats are on the rise. Why? You guessed it — climate change. Higher temperatures are exacerbating th...
Will Everill On Making Pests, Invasives & Bio Risk Tech The Next Adaptation Frontier
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pests, invasive species, and biological (PIB) threats are on the rise. Why? You guessed it — climate change. Higher temperatures are exacerbating th...
Mike Williams On Scaling Real Estate Resilience
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What's the investment case for climate resilience? It's a question asked time and again here at Climate Proofers — and it's an important one. After ...
Mike Williams On Scaling Real Estate Resilience
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What's the investment case for climate resilience? It's a question asked time and again here at Climate Proofers — and it's an important one. After ...
Ana Mulio Alvarez on COP30's Adaptation Highs & Lows
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
COP30 was billed as the adaptation COP. But did the summit live up to expectations? In this episode, E3G Senior Policy Advisor Ana Mulio Alvarez retur...
Ana Mulio Alvarez on COP30's Adaptation Highs & Lows
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
COP30 was billed as the adaptation COP. But did the summit live up to expectations? In this episode, E3G Senior Policy Advisor Ana Mulio Alvarez retur...
Sabrina Bachrach On The Ground At COP30
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Amid the heat, humidity, and high political drama of COP30 in Belém, adaptation finance and policy expert Sabrina Bachrach returns to the Climate Pro...
Sabrina Bachrach On The Ground At COP30
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Amid the heat, humidity, and high political drama of COP30 in Belém, adaptation finance and policy expert Sabrina Bachrach returns to the Climate Pro...
Simon Zadek On Catalyzing The Adaptation Economy
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What policy ideas could help catalyze the adaptation economy? How can markets be coaxed into supporting climate-proofing innovations? And what does a ...
Simon Zadek On Catalyzing The Adaptation Economy
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What policy ideas could help catalyze the adaptation economy? How can markets be coaxed into supporting climate-proofing innovations? And what does a ...
Ben Abraham On The Battle For Adaptation Finance At COP30
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Super Bowl of climate politics is almost upon us. COP30, the UN Climate Change Conference, is about to kick off in Brazil — and expectations are...
Ben Abraham On The Battle For Adaptation Finance At COP30
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Super Bowl of climate politics is almost upon us. COP30, the UN Climate Change Conference, is about to kick off in Brazil — and expectations are...
Mishal Thadani On The Business of Grid Resilience
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There's no two ways about it: the US power grid is in poor shape. Wildfires, floods, and hurricanes continue to harry electric utilities and take down...
Mishal Thadani On The Business of Grid Resilience
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There's no two ways about it: the US power grid is in poor shape. Wildfires, floods, and hurricanes continue to harry electric utilities and take down...
Theresa Hoffmann On Reinventing Insulation For A Warming World
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Old-school insulation is no match for our climate-adjusted world. With temperatures rising, we need a new wave of materials and technologies to meet t...
Theresa Hoffmann On Reinventing Insulation For A Warming World
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Old-school insulation is no match for our climate-adjusted world. With temperatures rising, we need a new wave of materials and technologies to meet t...
Hunter Maats On Turning Climate Resilience Into Real Estate Alpha
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Could understanding the value of resilience be the route to riches in a climate-changed world? Hunter Maats is betting his career on it. In this final...
Hunter Maats On Turning Climate Resilience Into Real Estate Alpha
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Could understanding the value of resilience be the route to riches in a climate-changed world? Hunter Maats is betting his career on it. In this final...
Krista Tukiainen On Leveraging AI for Adaptation Finance
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At New York Climate Week, two letters were heard again and again: AI. It's the world's hottest technology, with humongous potential to augment and acc...
Krista Tukiainen On Leveraging AI for Adaptation Finance
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At New York Climate Week, two letters were heard again and again: AI. It's the world's hottest technology, with humongous potential to augment and acc...
David Leathers On Making Workforce Health a Climate Priority
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does climate change mean for America's workforce? In this fourth installment of our New York Climate Week interview series, David Leathers takes...
David Leathers On Making Workforce Health a Climate Priority
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does climate change mean for America's workforce? In this fourth installment of our New York Climate Week interview series, David Leathers takes ...
Mike Gulla On Why Insurance Needs a Makeover for a Changed Climate
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the third edition of our Climate Week NYC interview series! Today, we have something for all the finance- and tech-heads among you. In this...
Mike Gulla On Why Insurance Needs a Makeover for a Changed Climate
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the third edition of our Climate Week NYC interview series! Today, we have something for all the finance- and tech-heads among you. In this...
Abby Ross & Joe Rozza On Why Resilience Is the New Bottom Line
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For the next installment of our New York Climate Week interview series we have a double-header: Abby Ross, Founder & CEO of The Resiliency Company, a...
Abby Ross & Joe Rozza On Why Resilience Is the New Bottom Line
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For the next installment of our New York Climate Week interview series we have a double-header: Abby Ross, Founder & CEO of The Resiliency Company, an...
Climate Week NYC Interviews: Ben DeAngelo
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Louie sits down with Ben DeAngelo, Principal and Founder of Operation Future and former Director of the Office of Climate Adaptation ...
Climate Week NYC Interviews: Ben DeAngelo
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Louie sits down with Ben DeAngelo, Principal and Founder of Operation Future and former Director of the Office of Climate Adaptation ...
Andrew Lala On Democratizing Weather Intelligence
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
*This episode of Climate Proofers is sponsored by Ignitia* Weather intelligence is one of most exciting frontiers in adaptation and resilience tech. B...
Andrew Lala On Democratizing Weather Intelligence
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
*This episode of Climate Proofers is sponsored by Ignitia* Weather intelligence is one of most exciting frontiers in adaptation and resilience tech. B...
Prashant Mupparapu On Enabling Climate-Resilient Infrastructure
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The intersection of climate and finance is getting crowded, making it tougher for adaptation start-up founders to stand out. Today's interviewee is be...
Prashant Mupparapu On Enabling Climate-Resilient Infrastructure
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The intersection of climate and finance is getting crowded, making it tougher for adaptation start-up founders to stand out. Today's interviewee is be...
Andy Love On Cooling The UK: Buildings, Shade, & Heat Resilience
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We spend most of our time in the built environment. If it's not designed with climate change in mind, then we all stand to lose. Our health, our wellb...
Andy Love On Cooling The UK: Buildings, Shade, & Heat Resilience
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We spend most of our time in the built environment. If it's not designed with climate change in mind, then we all stand to lose. Our health, our wellb...
Jake Rascoff & Steven Rothstein On Exposing Climate Risk In The $4 Trillion Muni Bond Market
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Where will the climate financial crisis hit first? Is it in corporate earnings? Equity prices? Home values? Sustainability advocacy organization Ceres...
Jake Rascoff & Steven Rothstein On Exposing Climate Risk In The $4 Trillion Muni Bond Market
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Where will the climate financial crisis hit first? Is it in corporate earnings? Equity prices? Home values? Sustainability advocacy organization Ceres...
Anjana Agarwal On Adaptation Tech For Utilities
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's hard work being a start-up founder. Harder still in the climate adaptation space. First off, you've got the challenge of explaining to would-be c...
Anjana Agarwal On Adaptation Tech For Utilities
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's hard work being a start-up founder. Harder still in the climate adaptation space. First off, you've got the challenge of explaining to would-be c...
Ben Andrews On Building An Adaptation Consultancy
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An awkward thing about the company Ben Andrews founded is that its name is a little out-of-date. Adapt40 is the bespoke adaptation consultancy he set...
Ben Andrews On Building An Adaptation Consultancy
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An awkward thing about the company Ben Andrews founded is that its name is a little out-of-date. Adapt40 is the bespoke adaptation consultancy he set ...
Debbie Hillier On Adaptation Indicators, Finance, & The Bonn Climate Talks
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Eleven frantic days of negotiations at the Bonn climate talks this June yielded an important breakthrough: agreement on how to define 100 indicators f...
Debbie Hillier On Adaptation Indicators, Finance, & The Bonn Climate Talks
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Eleven frantic days of negotiations at the Bonn climate talks this June yielded an important breakthrough: agreement on how to define 100 indicators f...
Alice Hill On Texas Floods, Trump's Anti-Resilience Budget Bill, And 'Climate Realism'
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For most climate-conscious folks, the world is a little more scary than it was back in 2015 when the Paris Agreement was signed. Ok, maybe a lot more ...
Alice Hill On Texas Floods, Trump's Anti-Resilience Budget Bill, And 'Climate Realism'
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For most climate-conscious folks, the world is a little more scary than it was back in 2015 when the Paris Agreement was signed. Ok, maybe a lot more ...
Jonathan Cook & Jainey Bavishi On The State of Adaptation Post-Biden
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's been 161 days since President Trump's second inauguration. In that time, US climate adaptation policy has been utterly transformed — and not fo...
Jonathan Cook & Jainey Bavishi On The State of Adaptation Post-Biden
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's been 161 days since President Trump's second inauguration. In that time, US climate adaptation policy has been utterly transformed — and not fo...
Katie Walsh On Financing the $86 Billion City Climate Gap
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Climate change is placing cities under siege. This week alone, urban sprawls across North America, Europe, and Asia are sweltering under extreme tempe...
Katie Walsh On Financing the $86 Billion City Climate Gap
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Climate change is placing cities under siege. This week alone, urban sprawls across North America, Europe, and Asia are sweltering under extreme tempe...
Garrett Kephart On Scaling Climate Intelligence Through Spatial Finance
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to build a cutting-edge climate strategy firm? For Garrett Kephart, CEO and Co-Founder of Earth Finance, years of experience paddlin...
Garrett Kephart On Scaling Climate Intelligence Through Spatial Finance
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to build a cutting-edge climate strategy firm? For Garrett Kephart, CEO and Co-Founder of Earth Finance, years of experience paddlin...
Yue (Nina) Chen On Embedding Climate Risk Into Bank Supervision
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There are few things more devastating to a country's economy than a full-blown financial crisis. In the US, the memory of the near-implosion of the ba...
Yue (Nina) Chen On Embedding Climate Risk Into Bank Supervision
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There are few things more devastating to a country's economy than a full-blown financial crisis. In the US, the memory of the near-implosion of the ba...
Paige Roepers On Geospatial Data For Coastal Resilience
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Climate change is giving the coasts one hell of a beating. Rising oceans and worsening seaborne tempests are chipping away at our shorelines, degradin...
Paige Roepers On Geospatial Data For Coastal Resilience
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Climate change is giving the coasts one hell of a beating. Rising oceans and worsening seaborne tempests are chipping away at our shorelines, degradin...
Laurie Schoeman On Why Adaptation Needs A Seat At The Top Table
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Who better to star in our 50th episode than Laurie Schoeman? Laurie is a highly respected champion of climate resilience, housing policy, and sustaina...
Laurie Schoeman On Why Adaptation Needs A Seat At The Top Table
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Who better to star in our 50th episode than Laurie Schoeman? Laurie is a highly respected champion of climate resilience, housing policy, and sustaina...
Jo Kerr & Jonny Casey On Climate-Proofing Scotland
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Scotland is a beautiful, wild, and dynamic country. It's also one of many facing a barrage of climate risks that, if left unchecked, threaten to harm ...
Jo Kerr & Jonny Casey On Climate-Proofing Scotland
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Scotland is a beautiful, wild, and dynamic country. It's also one of many facing a barrage of climate risks that, if left unchecked, threaten to harm ...
Josh Hacker On The Evolution Of Climate Risk Models
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it really take to model climate risk in a way that businesses and financial institutions can use? In this episode, Josh Hacker — Chief Sci...
Josh Hacker On The Evolution Of Climate Risk Models
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it really take to model climate risk in a way that businesses and financial institutions can use? In this episode, Josh Hacker — Chief Sci...
Sarah Farrell On Financing The "Resilience Continuum"
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Time is not on our side. Climate risks are here, and are only getting worse. To protect and prepare vulnerable communities, we need finance to rush in...
Sarah Farrell On Financing The "Resilience Continuum"
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Time is not on our side. Climate risks are here, and are only getting worse. To protect and prepare vulnerable communities, we need finance to rush in...
Washington Insurance Commissioner Kuderer On Her Climate Risk Priorities
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Commissioner Patty Kuderer has been in office for 104 days. She's got a lot on her plate. As Washington's top insurance official, Kuderer is responsib...
Washington Insurance Commissioner Kuderer On Her Climate Risk Priorities
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Commissioner Patty Kuderer has been in office for 104 days. She's got a lot on her plate. As Washington's top insurance official, Kuderer is responsib...
Jyotsna Puri On Rethinking Adaptation Finance
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Few have insights into the global adaptation finance landscape like Jyotsna "Jo" Puri — economist, climate finance expert, and Director of Policy an...
Jyotsna Puri On Rethinking Adaptation Finance
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Few have insights into the global adaptation finance landscape like Jyotsna "Jo" Puri — economist, climate finance expert, and Director of Policy an...
Susan Crawford On How The US Government Is Failing Adaptation
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Trump White House is taking a hammer to the federal agencies, programs, and initiatives that promote climate adaptation and resilience. As part of...
Susan Crawford On How The US Government Is Failing Adaptation
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Trump White House is taking a hammer to the federal agencies, programs, and initiatives that promote climate adaptation and resilience. As part of...
Sonam Velani On Why Cities Are The Frontlines Of Climate Adaptation
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cities are getting hammered by climate shocks. These concrete jungles are highly exposed to extreme weather events and slow-onset climatic changes —...
Sonam Velani On Why Cities Are The Frontlines Of Climate Adaptation
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cities are getting hammered by climate shocks. These concrete jungles are highly exposed to extreme weather events and slow-onset climatic changes —...
Theo Bachrach On Championing Corporate Climate Resilience
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Theo Bachrach is a resilience professional par excellence. Over the last five years, he's worked for not one, not two, but three organizations with 'R...
Theo Bachrach On Championing Corporate Climate Resilience
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Theo Bachrach is a resilience professional par excellence. Over the last five years, he's worked for not one, not two, but three organizations with 'R...
Oliver Wing On the Future of Flood Risk Modeling
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if we could map every river, every coastline, and every floodplain on Earth — and use that knowledge to build a more climate-resilient future? ...
Oliver Wing On the Future of Flood Risk Modeling
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if we could map every river, every coastline, and every floodplain on Earth — and use that knowledge to build a more climate-resilient future? ...
Carolyn Kousky On Building Resilience Through Insurance
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Carolyn Kousky is a true believer in the power of insurance for building climate resilience. So much so that she recently founded Insurance for Go...
Carolyn Kousky On Building Resilience Through Insurance
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Carolyn Kousky is a true believer in the power of insurance for building climate resilience. So much so that she recently founded Insurance for Go...
Avinash Persaud On Unlocking Development Banks' Potential For Adaptation
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Avinash Persaud isn't afraid to tell the hard truths on adaptation finance. At a conference in Brasilia last month, the Special Advisor on Climate Ri...
Avinash Persaud On Unlocking Development Banks' Potential For Adaptation
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Avinash Persaud isn't afraid to tell the hard truths on adaptation finance. At a conference in Brasilia last month, the Special Advisor on Climate Ris...
Sadie Frank On Supply Chain Risks In A Climate-Adjusted World
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Supply chains are the "veins of the economy", says Sadie Frank, Co-Founder of N4EA, a startup working to make these more resilient to escalating clima...
Sadie Frank On Supply Chain Risks In A Climate-Adjusted World
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Supply chains are the "veins of the economy", says Sadie Frank, Co-Founder of N4EA, a startup working to make these more resilient to escalating clima...
Stephen Hammer On The New York Climate Exchange
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New York is a truly world-leading city. Finance, tech, education — the Big Apple has it all, and attracts talent from across the globe because of it...
Stephen Hammer On The New York Climate Exchange
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New York is a truly world-leading city. Finance, tech, education — the Big Apple has it all, and attracts talent from across the globe because of it...
Clare Ballantine & Isona Shibata On Philanthropy's Role In Adaptation Finance
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How can philanthropy bridge the massive funding gap in climate adaptation? In this episode, Clare Ballantine, Head of the Howden Foundation, and Ison...
Clare Ballantine & Isona Shibata On Philanthropy's Role In Adaptation Finance
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How can philanthropy bridge the massive funding gap in climate adaptation? In this episode, Clare Ballantine, Head of the Howden Foundation, and Isona...
David Carlin On Why Climate Disclosures Aren't Enough
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone who's anyone in climate knows David Carlin. David has been at the forefront of climate risk management and disclosure since the first rush of...
David Carlin On Why Climate Disclosures Aren't Enough
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone who's anyone in climate knows David Carlin. David has been at the forefront of climate risk management and disclosure since the first rush of...
Chris Goolgasian On Adaptation Stocks & Strategy
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What makes a company an "adaptation play?" It's a question Chris Goolgasian, Director of Climate Research and portfolio manager at the $1.2trn investm...
Chris Goolgasian On Adaptation Stocks & Strategy
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What makes a company an "adaptation play?" It's a question Chris Goolgasian, Director of Climate Research and portfolio manager at the $1.2trn investm...
Jorge Gastelumendi On Climate Games, Chief Heat Officers, And Reshaping Resilience
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How can video games drive climate resilience? Could Minecraft and Fortnite teach kids (and adults) about adapting to extreme temperatures and other pu...