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Summer 2026 is shaping up to be a defining period for Scientific Climate Ratings, marked by our presence at global industry events and the launch of our landmark Sovereign Climate Risk Rating (SovCRR).
Built using nine forward-looking climate pathways and grounded in the EDHEC Climate Institute’s extensive research, the SovCRR captures the compounding climate-induced damage to sovereign economies. It quantifies the expected impact of rising temperatures on GDP per capita across 191 countries and more than 3,400 sub-national regions, providing year-by-year estimates of the underlying financial impacts at both sovereign and regional levels through to 2035 and 2050. These impacts are then summarised through a comparable A-to-G rating. Notably, the rating is derived from estimates of Gross Regional Product, capturing the climate heterogeneity within individual countries that may be obscured by national-level assessments. This means that, for the first time, investors can comprehensively quantify and price sovereign climate risk.
The strong response to this product demonstrates a clear demand for granular, decision-grade insights. We will continue to develop the Scientific Climate Ratings platform, including the expansion of our methodology to include corporate listed entities, and look forward to sharing further updates.
In the meantime, here’s a look back at some of the key milestones, events, and updates from the past few months.
Latest News and Insights:
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World Bank Report: Scientific Climate Ratings’ Analytics Show Strong ROI on Climate Resilience
In a new report from the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation (IFC), “Low Cost, High Yield: The Adaptation and Resilience Investment Opportunity for Infrastructure,” developed in collaboration with AXA Climate, Scientific Climate Ratings puts hard numbers behind the investment case for climate adaptation, revealing standout findings.
Scientific Climate Ratings led the study’s quantitative analysis, linking adaptation measures to infrastructure valuation and NAV impacts through its climate risk and resilience financial valuation frameworks, alongside the EDHEC Climate Institute’s ClimaTech database of 1,800+ adaptation strategies. |
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ClimateMetrics New V1.2.
We have released a new version of the ClimateMetrics platform featuring an enhanced Overview tab that now allows users to compare unadjusted and adjusted climate risk metrics side by side. This new capability clearly demonstrates the potential impact and value of implementing adaptation measures, helping users better understand how resilience actions can reduce climate-related financial risk.
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Sovereign Climate Risk Ratings Release
Scientific Climate Ratings has successfully launched Sovereign Climate Risk Ratings (SovCRR), introducing a new scientific standard that addresses a critical blind spot in sovereign risk pricing. Using subnational economic modelling to quantify the long-term GDP impacts of chronic physical climate risk, the ratings enable investors to identify structural sovereign climate risk before it is reflected in market pricing.
Read the full announcement.
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Scientific Climate Ratings Signs Landmark Report on Trustworthy Climate Risk Analytics
Scientific Climate Ratings’ Matthieu Renard, contributed to the workshop and is named as a signatory alongside representatives from Moody’s, Flood Re, Fathom and Maximum Information. The report’s principles-including scientific robustness, transparency, replicability and fitness for purpose-closely align with the foundations of Scientific Climate Ratings’ methodologies.
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SEC: When disclosure rules retreat, the risk remains
Scientific Climate Ratings comments on the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposal to roll back climate disclosure requirements, highlighting that changes in reporting obligations do not alter the underlying financial risks of climate change. The publication explores why investors still need independent, scientific approaches to quantify climate risk and understand its potential impacts across public and private
markets, investors and the wider economy.
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Scientific Climate Ratings Receives the Finance Innovation Label
Scientific Climate Ratings has been awarded the Finance Innovation label following an evaluation by a committee of industry experts. The recognition validates the relevance and robustness of its approach to translating climate risk into measurable impacts on cash flows and valuations, bringing greater clarity and comparability to climate-related financial risk.
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In the News:
Our continued development of climate risk intelligence solutions, from the launch of our Sovereign Climate Risk Ratings to our work on resilience and adaptation with the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the evolution of the ClimateMetrics platform, has received broad recognition across the market and in the media. Our research and leadership commentary were featured in more than 30 publications in June alone, including Bloomberg, Reuters, Les Echos, Responsible Investor, IPE and Net Zero Investor.
- Bloomberg: Extreme Weather Forces Rethink of Private Equity Climate Risk
- Les Echos: Climate risk: EDHEC translates science into financial losses
- Challenges: The United States or Saudi Arabia, these G20 countries have the most to lose from climate change
- International Financing Review: Scientific Climate Ratings Identifies Sovereign Climate Impact
- Responsible Investor: ESG Round-up: European Banking Authority Eases ESG Reporting Requirements
- Net Zero Investor: Climate Risk Mispricing Under Spotlight at London Climate Action Week
- IPE Real Assets: Is This Year’s El Niño a Wake-Up Call for Real Assets Investors?
- Funds for NGOs: Climate Resilience Investments Deliver Up to $8.60 for Every Dollar Spent, Report Finds
- Public: New Report Reveals Significant Job Protection and Financial Returns from Investing in Resilient Infrastructure
- IPE: Breaching planetary boundaries should be a major concern for long-term investors
- Reuters: Exxon-backed initiative on carbon accounting sparks fears of bid to slow climate action
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Webinar Replays:
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Climate Risk, Quantified: From Climate Data
to Financial Impacts with ClimateMetrics
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Addressing mispricing in sovereign climate
risk assessments
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Where We’ve Been:
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Financial Times Climate & Impact Summit 2026
Scientific Climate Ratings contributed to discussions on the future of climate risk assessment, with Rémy Estran-Fraioli, CEO, and Alexis de Pampelonne, Climate Risk Manager, highlighting the growing demand for actionable climate insights and the importance of translating climate science into investment intelligence. |
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EDHEC Climate Research Conference 2026
At the inaugural EDHEC Climate Research Conference, we presented the ClimaTech project, showcasing a database of 1,800+ resilience and decarbonisation strategies, and shared a real-world infrastructure case study illustrating how climate risk assessments can support resilience planning. The event also marked the launch of our new Sovereign Climate Risk Ratings, which quantify the impact of chronic physical climate risk on sovereign economies. |
Where to meet us next:
- The Nordic Climate Finance Summit, 9-10 September, Oslo
- IPE Real Assets Global Conference, 17 – 18 September, Munich
- PRI in Person, 13 – 15 October, Amsterdam
- IGCC’s Climate Finance and Investment Summit 2026, 24-25 November, Sydney
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