Each month, our team curates a selection of 10 standout insights, reports, and analyses that are influencing how we think about the future of the emerging Adaptation Economy.
The Hidden Adaptation Economy: A New View of Corporate Resilience and Opportunity
A new report from the MSCI Institute uses AI-assisted analysis of companies representing approximately $96 trillion in global market capitalization to map where adaptation is already happening in public markets. The findings suggest the opportunity is far broader than conventional disclosures imply. Read more.
State of Climate Tech 2025
Net Zero Insights has published its annual benchmark of where climate tech investment is heading. It found that capital has become more selective, with funding concentrated in technologies that can demonstrate credible commercial pathways. Read more.
Advancing Adaptation: Mapping Costs From Cooling to Coastal Defenses
The McKinsey Global Institute mapped the cost of 20 proven adaptation measures at a global scale and found that the world currently spends $190 billion a year to defend against extreme weather. This is roughly a third of what is needed to protect the three billion people who remain unprotected. Read more.
Global Instability Is Fuelling Climate Risks, Singapore Warns
Bloomberg highlights Singapore's designation of 2026 as its year of climate adaptation, with the government warning that geopolitical instability is undermining the global focus on climate protection. Read more.
The New Cost of Doing Business
First Street examines how physical climate risk is starting to show up directly in business operating costs through property damage, rising insurance premiums, lost business days, and supply-chain disruption. The report makes the case that climate exposure is now a line item. Read more.
Global Call to Action: Addressing The Critical Gap In Climate Change Risk Assessment
A group of nine climate scientists, led by researchers from the Met Office, argues that the world has never conducted an internationally coordinated assessment of avoidable climate risks. They argue that a transparent risk framework is needed to show policymakers and citizens the outcomes they still have the capacity to avoid. Read more.
Mobilizing Private Finance For Adaptation and Resilience Priorities Across Cities: Mexico City Case Study
A paper in the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy uses Mexico City as a working case study to develop a diagnostic framework for how cities can engage the private sector on adaptation finance. With more than half the world’s population now living in urban areas, the authors argue that cities are where the adaptation finance gap is more consequential. Read more.
‘A Sobering Preview’: Extreme Heat Now Affects One in Three People Globally, Study Finds
The Guardian reported on a study that found that a third of the world’s population now resides in areas where heat severely limits activity. The authors say the results prove the need for action to reduce the primary sources of global warming. Read more.
Lidl to Sell £400 Plug-In Solar Panels
The Independent covered a new regulatory change in the UK, allowing plug-in solar panels to be sold on the high street for the first time. Consumers will be able to buy kits from retailers, including Lidl, priced at around £400, and requiring no professional installation. Read more.
How Climate Adaptation Investment Can Be Promoted and Mobilised
A new analysis from Pinsent Masons highlights how coordinated action and strong public-private collaboration will drive effective adaptation. The piece details how SMEs, national governments, financial markets, and directors can move the needle. Read more.
Find out more about Morphosis to explore how these ideas are shaping our mission to build the Adaptation Economy, realising value for investors and adaptation solution businesses, and delivering inclusive, transformative adaptation results for people at scale.
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