Data, Analytics and Translational Research

CGFI has co-developed projects with financial institutions that demonstrate the benefits of integrating climate and environmental analytics into financial decision-making. Outputs include quality-assured, scientifically robust and openly accessible climate and environmental data, analytics and frameworks, suitable for a wide range of use cases relevant to financial institution.

Wind and Flood Damage and European Property Risk

Research and tools from our wind/flood hazard research, particularly relevant to the insurance industry.

Tropical Cyclone Risk

IRIS - The Imperial College Storm Model - combining input from 42 years of observed tropical cyclones to create a 10,000 year synthetic dataset.

Learning from the Climate Biennial Exploratory Scenario (CBES) exercise

Synthesising lessons from the process of the Bank of England’s Climate Biennial Exploratory Scenario (CBES) exercise.

The Resilient Planet Data Hub

With CGFI as a founding partner, the RPDH (formerly the GRII) includes a global data viewer for climate risk, hazard, vulnerability and exposure datasets.

Net Zero Transition Plans

The Net Zero Transition Plans project, focusing on the provision of tools and data for assessing credibility of transition plans, with Oxford Sustainable Finance Group.

India Transition Finance Program

The India Transition Finance Program (ITFP) is developing best practice data and analytics on aspects of transition finance, with a focus on India.

Environmental Stress Testing and Scenarios

The Environmental Stress Testing and Scenarios Programme (ESTS), based with Oxford Sustainable Finance Group, will deliver the next generation of stress tests and scenarios to enhance the resilience of the global financial system to climate and environmental risks.

Sectoral Data Quality and Integrity Project ​

The Sectoral Data Quality and Integrity project (SDQI), co-hosted with Oxford Sustainable Finance Group, analyses and provides sector-specific insight into the quality of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission data for use by financial institutions.

Financing Decarbonisation in UK Agriculture​

Collaboration between UK CGFI, Oxford University’s Sustainable Finance Group and Barclays on better emissions data and modelling methodologies for the UK agriculture sector.

Transition Plan Taskforce

CGFI has served as co-secretariat for the Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT), established to develop the gold standard for private sector climate transition plans.

Spatial Finance Initiative

The Spatial Finance Initiative works to mainstream geospatial capabilities into financial decision making globally and promote the development of new spatial finance applications.