Climate Change and Innovation Research
The focus of our group is on reconciling climate change and innovation-oriented research with predictions and views of the future foresight studies. The group examines impacts of weather and climate change for mitigation and adaptation policies and efforts, with emphasis on the economic dimension.
The main focus areas of our group
We study and assess socio-economic impacts of climate change and adaptation.
We develop operational seasonal forecasting and text novel pilot products.
We develop and promote climate education.
Stakeholder cooperation
We are represented in a climate change working group of Actuarial Society of Finland led by the Financial Supervisory Authority (FIN-FSA).
We participate in the activities of Climate Change group led by NATO.
We cooperate with the Helsinki University environment economics e.g. in supervising theses and dissertations.
Examples of notable outputs
Our experts have been involved in producing several research publications and training courses about climate change: