How private investors can participate in evolving investment opportunities as cities adapt to climate risks matters – J.P. Morgan Asset Management

There are many reasons why investors can benefit when it comes to adaptation investment in cities – including increasingly supportive policy and regulation, the high benefit-cost ratio of adaptation measures, and the growing opportunity set in this space.

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The question is how private investors can benefit from these opportunities and, for those investors with specific sustainability goals, direct their capital towards solutions to this pressing global challenge.

With urban areas expected to account for 70% of the world’s population and 80% of global GDP by 2050, towns and cities will need to remain resilient to the impacts of climate change, from both a social and economic standpoint.

To adapt to increased climate risk, investment spending on urban infrastructure, real estate and transport needs to increase significantly, and the particular climate exposures and vulnerabilities of cities need to be better understood to ensure investments are targeted more effectively.

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