Across five coastal regions over a four-year period, nearly 300,000 businesses invested a total of €8.7 billion in climate adaptation. An econometric analysis of these data shows that this private sector investment in adaptation modestly boosts regional economic performance, although the extent of the boost varies across sectors and geographies.
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This is a summary of: Filatova, T. et al. Private sector investments in climate change adaptation. Nat. Clim. Change https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-025-02423-w (2025).
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The private sector has started investing in climate adaptation with positive effects for regional economies. Nat. Clim. Chang. 15, 1148–1149 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-025-02463-2
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