Recent extreme weather events across the globe, from unprecedented heatwaves to devastating floods, are intensifying the climate crisis discussion. Scientists are issuing increasingly dire warnings, and there is growing public pressure for concrete, legally binding international action, particularly in the lead-up to the next major climate summit.
Whether sea level rise will reach or exceed 1 meter by 2100 under current emission trajectories.
Assessing whether escalating climate-related losses threaten the viability of traditional insurance models. Tracking loss ratios, coverage withdrawals, reinsurance pricing, and parametric insurance innovations.
Whether freshwater scarcity will become a dominant geopolitical and humanitarian challenge in the coming decades.
Assessing the scale and impact of climate-driven migration into and within Europe. Tracking North African water stress, Mediterranean heatwave trends, EU border policy adaptation, and internal displacement patterns.
Whether large-scale climate interventions like solar radiation management or carbon capture can meaningfully address global warming.
Whether climate change, soil degradation, geopolitical conflicts, and population growth will converge into a major food security emergency.
Tracking DAC technology costs, major project deployments (Climeworks, Carbon Engineering, 1PointFive), government subsidies, carbon credit markets, and energy requirements to predict commercial viability timeline.