We were pleased to join the latest episode of the Scaling Green-Tech podcast, hosted by the team at Adopter.
In the episode, “Simon Zadek - Introducing the Adaptation Economy,” our Managing Partner Simon Zadek spoke with Katherine Keddie, Co-Founder of Adopter, to explore how adaptation markets are emerging - and what it will take for them to serve communities living in a climate-impacted world.
Drawing on four decades of work at the intersection of sustainability, economics, and markets, Simon discusses why adaptation must now sit at the centre of climate strategy. As the world moves beyond 1.5°C and north of 2°C, societies will need new markets for food, water, health, infrastructure, and other basic needs that are capable of serving low- and middle-income households in climate-vulnerable regions.
Simon outlines how policy innovation, private capital, and technology can work together to create these markets, and why unlocking them will require transformative and ambitious approaches. The conversation highlights the scale of the opportunity, including projections that the adaptation economy could grow from $1 trillion to $4 trillion by 2050.
The episode also introduces our landmark report, ‘The Rise of the Adaptation Economy: Investing in Adaptation and Resilience in a World Beyond 1.5°C’, and its suite of associated technical papers, produced with FGV EASP, Itaúsa, The Paulson Institute, and Basilinna. The paper represents the first step towards a standardized policy framework to mobilise private investment and enable the delivery of adaptation solutions at scale.
Recording this episode was a chance to help clarify how adaptation economies take shape - and why coordinated action across policy, markets and technology is essential to accelerate their growth.
Download the report here:
https://www.morphosis.solutions/adaptation-economy#download-report
Listen to the full episode on Adopter’s website, YouTube, or Spotify: https://www.adopter.net/knowledge-hub/episode-15-simon-zadek---introducing-the-adaptation-economy
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