Columbia Business School's Climate Knowledge Initiative aims to bridge climate science and investment decisions
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Gernot Wagner
4d ago· 7 min readenInsight
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The Climate Knowledge Initiative (CKI) at Columbia Business School aims to bridge the gap between complex climate science and actionable business decisions. Despite global climate investment reaching $2.3 trillion in 2025, emissions continue rising, and the IEA estimates triple that amount is needed for net-zero. The initiative focuses on transforming technical climate knowledge into investable solutions, addressing the problem that business and financial decision-makers often rely on incomplete or biased climate information, leading to fragmented capital allocation for decarbonization.
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bskyColumbia Business School's Climate Knowledge Initiative aims to bridge climate science and investment decisionsbusiness.columbia.eduKey quotes
· 4 pulledIn 2025, global climate investment topped $2.3 trillion, yet emissions continue to grow.
The International Energy Agency estimates it will take triple that number to achieve net-zero.
Business and financial decision-makers often rely on incomplete or biased climate information.
The allocation of capital to impactful decarbonization solutions is fragmented, slow, and ultimately both...
The Climate Knowledge Initiative (CKI) at Columbia Business School bridges the gap between complex climate science and real-world impact. Its mission is to transform cutting-edge technical knowledge into actionable, investable solutions that drive the tra
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