Top Tools for Climate Risk and Scenario Analysis

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For professionals navigating ESG, finance, and climate risk, here’s a curated list of tools to assess climate-related risks and portfolio alignment under various scenarios. A mix of free and commercial tools—developed by top global institutions—support decision-making for net-zero transitions.I've also tagged each organization’s LinkedIn profile to help you follow and engage with them!

⚠️ 𝘋𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘥𝘐𝘯’𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵, 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘚𝘎 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵, 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 '𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤' 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸 ⬇️ 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘋𝘔. 🤝

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𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 🌱

1. W𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐭 – Climate Risk Intelligence Platform

Supports proactive risk management by delivering hyperlocal, climate risk insights for strategic and operational planning.

🔗 Tool: https://weathertradenet.com/ By: Weather Trade Net

2. 𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐀 (𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭) – Analyzes portfolio alignment with climate goals.

𝒯𝓸𝓸𝓁: https://www.transitionmonitor.com/ By 2° Investing Inc./ RMI

3. 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐧 – Uses financial network algorithms to simulate portfolio-level climate-adjusted metrics.

𝒯𝓸𝓸𝓁: https://www.climafin.com/ By CLIMAFIN

4. 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐬 – Projects sectoral prices, emissions, and energy usage under scenarios.

𝒯𝓸𝓸𝓁: https://www.camecon.com/how/climate-scenarios/ By Cambridge Econometrics

5. 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 (𝐓𝐏𝐈) – Assesses transition readiness and carbon performance.

𝒯𝓸𝓸𝓁: https://www.transitionpathwayinitiative.org/ By Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI)

6. 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐌𝐀 – Produces “carbon betas” to estimate market sensitivity under climate transitions.

𝒯𝓸𝓸𝓁: https://www.vfu.de/carima/ By University of Augsburg VfU

7. 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐖𝐢𝐬𝐞 – Estimates infrastructure risk exposure under climate scenarios.

𝒯𝓸𝓸𝓁: https://www.cisl.cam.ac.uk/business-action/sustainable-finance/climatewise By Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 💼

8. 𝐆𝐄𝐒𝐈 – 𝐂𝐃𝐏 𝐒𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐭– Helps assess financial impacts of climate risks.

𝒯𝓸𝓸𝓁: https://www.cdp.net/en/guidance/guidance-for-companies/climate-related-scenario-analysis By CDP

9. 𝐄𝐂𝐋𝐑 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥 – Models physical risks like floods and heatwaves for assets.

𝒯𝓸𝓸𝓁: https://eco-act.com/services/climate-risk/ By EcoAct

10. Climate Risk Toolkit (Vivid Economics) – Simulates climate scenario impacts on asset valuations.

𝒯𝓸𝓸𝓁: https://www.vivideconomics.com/what-we-do/climate-risk/ By Vivid Economics

11. 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 – Measures firms’ transition readiness and strategic climate alignment.

𝒯𝓸𝓸𝓁: https://www.carbone4.com/analyse-impact-carbone-2/ By Carbone 4

12. 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐚  – Climate VaR – Stress-tests securities’ valuation under climate scenarios.

𝒯𝓸𝓸𝓁: https://www.msci.com/our-solutions/climate-investing/climate-var

By MSCI Carbon Markets

13. 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝐏𝐰𝐂)) – Evaluates climate-related financial metrics at issuer level.

𝒯𝓸𝓸𝓁: https://www.pwc.de/en/sustainability-services/climate-excellence.html

By PwC

14. 𝐄𝐑𝐌 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 & 𝐒𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬 – Screens portfolios for financial impacts under scenarios.

𝒯𝓸𝓸𝓁: https://www.erm.com/en/services/sustainability/climate-change/

By ERM

15. 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐋𝐀𝐁 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐈𝐀𝐌 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐫 – Uses IAMs to estimate risk across policy scenarios.

𝒯𝓸𝓸𝓁: https://uk.mathworks.com/solutions/climate-change.html

By MathWorks

16. 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐲’𝐬 𝐄𝐒𝐆 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 – Offers transition/physical risk exposure and governance assessments.

𝒯𝓸𝓸𝓁: https://esg.moodys.io/ By Moody's Corporation

17. 𝐎𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐜 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐩𝐬 – Projects macroeconomic shifts under climate scenarios.

𝒯𝓸𝓸𝓁: https://www.ortecfinance.com/en/insights/climate-scenarios

By Ortec Finance

18. 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐨 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 – Analyzes portfolio alignment with 2°C pathways.

Tool: https://www.issgovernance.com/esg/climate-solutions/

By ISS ESG

19. 𝐒&𝐏 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 – Offers scenario-based insights into carbon pricing and risk.

Tool: https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/solutions/esg-solutions

By S&P Global

Best Regards,

Jay Shah