In this Thought Leadership piece in IPE Real Assets, Rémy Estran, CEO, and Alexis de Pampelonne, Climate Risk Manager at Scientific Climate Ratings, discuss why climate risk is becoming central for real asset investors, why generic climate scores often miss asset-level nuances, and how climate science can be translated into actionable financial insights to support resilient investment decisions. 

Climate risk is now a strategic priority 

Climate risk is shifting from a peripheral concern to a core strategic priority. Volatile extreme weather, tightening regulation, and rising scrutiny around resilience are reshaping investment expectations. Asset classes with long holding periods are at the forefront of these pressures, as climate variability affects operating costs, insurance availability, long term valuations and capital planning. Decision makers increasingly seek quantifiable and comparable metrics to understand how climate factors reshape risk-adjusted returns and capital allocation. 

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