(Newsletter #23) Climate: new-generation tools developed by EDHEC

We all feel this strange dissociation: climate change is so global that it seems beyond our control, and yet its effects, sometimes terrible, are already visible in our daily lives, in our immediate region.

Professionals, first as citizens but also as active players in their sectors, are no strangers to this same tension. While public authorities are doing their utmost to tackle the multidimensional nature of this issue, scientists and higher education & research actors in general are also playing their part.

For decades, EDHEC has positioned itself as an institution capable of training and empowering to transform, and of providing research and science-based solutions for public and private decision-makers.

ClimaTech, Clirmap, Excite... This month, we present the latest tools and analyses developed by our researchers to capture the granularity of climate risks and adaptation & transition strategies. In doing so, EDHEC supports decision-making grounded in a simple fact: there is not one climate change, but many climate realities shaping the global economy.

Happy reading!

[#dataviz] ClimaTech: a world-first climate asset lens

By Rob Arnold, Conor Hubert, Nishtha Manocha, PhD and Catherine Tubb (EDHEC Climate Institute and Scientific Climate Ratings)

ClimaTech, developed by the EDHEC Climate Institute, is the world’s largest platform providing granular, evidence-based data on climate resilience and decarbonisation for infrastructure assets. It combines detailed strategies, adaptation measures, and expert analysis across 8 infrastructure superclasses and over 100 industry subclasses! The research team behind this vast resource has worked, helped by Datagora, on this first data visualisation (out of 3 – ports and data centers will follow) to guide the interested persons in a few slides… Discover this dataviz

How hot will it get? EDHEC-EXCITE: a new way to explore climate futures

By Lionel Melin and Fangyuan ZHANG (EDHEC Climate Institute) 

Climate models are often too complex to guide everyday decisions, but a new tool, EDHEC-EXCITE, makes them understandable. It indeed turns emissions scenarios into clear temperature projections, showing both likely outcomes and the uncertainties behind them. The researchers argue that by presenting complex climate science in a simple visual format, it gives policymakers, investors, and curious readers alike a way to explore how choices made today could shape the climate of tomorrow... Read the full article

Europe’s wildfire wake-up call: why climate risk isn’t the same everywhere

By Rémy Estran-Fraioli, PhD, Qinyu G., Alice James and Anthony Schrapffer, PhD ( EDHEC Climate Institute and Scientific Climate Ratings)

Wildfires are spreading faster, lasting longer, and affecting nature, people and economies in uneven but devastating ways. Scientific Climate Ratings (an EDHEC venture) has developed the granular, asset-level analysis needed to move from headline risks to concrete action, guiding policies, investment, and operational choices. Here, through the case of Europe, which is particularly exposed to these risks, the researchers provide high-resolution, asset-level assessments that reveal which sites and corridors face the greatest risks, potentially supporting local decision-making… Read the full article

"EDHEC-CLIRMAP shows a geography of physical risk and its macroeconomic implications across different warming futures"

With Nicolas SCHNEIDER, Ph.D. (EDHEC Climate Institute)

Understanding the economic impact of climate change can no longer be a matter of global or even national averages. EDHEC-CLIRMAP projects climate-induced GDP deviations at an unprecedented sub-national scale, covering 3,600 regions representing 95% of global economic output. In this interview, the researcher details the combination of granular climate data, high-performance computing, and macroeconomic models. The interactive map reveals where future warming could hit hardest, and where adaptation today could make the greatest difference… Read the full interview and/or register to the next ECI webinar on CLIRMAP

Coastal regions and climate change: how better risk assessment can help protect infrastructure and livelihoods

By Anthony Schrapffer, PhD (EDHEC Climate Institute) 

Coastal areas account for a major proportion of the world's population, socio-economic activities… and critical infrastructure. Between rising sea levels, more frequent storms and knock-on effects on networks and supply chains, climate-related damage is accelerating. The researcher shows why the lack of a common framework makes it difficult to anticipate these risks, and how a standardised approach – as the one proposed by EDHEC Climate Institute, based on financial materiality – makes it possible to better assess, compare and strengthen the resilience of exposed infrastructure.… Read the full article

3 questions to Nishtha Manocha (EDHEC) on the ClimaTech Project 

With Nishtha Manocha, PhD (EDHEC Climate Institute and Scientific Climate Ratings)

Why does climate risk still translate so poorly into infrastructure decisions? In this interview, the researcher explains why current tools leave investors largely in the dark, reveals the scale of potential value loss from transition and physical risks, and details how ClimaTech was designed to close this gap. She also sheds light on the project’s peer-review governance and its ambition to turn academic evidence into decision-ready guidance for investors, regulators and asset managers… Read the full interview

“After months of preparation, at a crucial time, we are embarking on an intense journey with knowledge and tools that are unique in the sector"

With Rémy Estran-Fraioli, PhD (Scientific Climate Ratings)

“Our ambition is to embed climate risk into financial decision-making with the same level of rigor, comparability and credibility that markets expect from credit ratings.” In this interview, the researcher and CEO of the newest EDHEC venture explains how it’s been built within EDHEC’s research ecosystem in finance and climate science and details its ambitions. It currently focuses on infrastructure assets and makes most of its work, tools, and ratings openly available, while offering enhanced data and expert support for professional and institutional users. The platform will expand in the coming months to cover publicly listed companies and other asset classes... Read the full interview

Header - Illustration by Anne Moreau (2026)