Market Insight: The Heat Economy – How Solution Providers Can Power Adaptation In A Hotter World
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Executive Summary
The world is warming faster than scientists anticipated, and heat, an under-recognized but escalating chronic physical risk, is already disrupting lives and economies. Despite the clear need for adaptation, most sectors remain under-prepared. Verdantix assessed 24 firms across 12 sectors to evaluate heat risk disclosure and adaptation efforts, revealing wide variation in maturity based on exposure. This growing risk presents a strategic opportunity for vendors and service providers, to support both short- and long-term responses. In the near term, firms need workforce safety and energy resilience technologies; over time, they will require heat-resilient retrofits and systematic diversification to embed heat risk into enterprise resilience.About the Authors
Felicity Laird
Principal Analyst
Felicity is a Principal Analyst at Verdantix, where she helps financial institutions and technology vendors navigate the evolving climate finance data and analytics landscape....
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Ryan Skinner
Research Director
Ryan is a Research Director at Verdantix, where he leads a team of analysts delivering research, data and advisory services that help clients navigate the fast-evolving landsc...
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