Data ReFined #51: Google’s Next-Gen AI Models for Weather Forecasting
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Carbon Finance & Digital MRV
🌳 Overview of UNEP’s Article 6 Pipeline
🌳 RMI’s Open Framework Aims to Bring Clarity to Carbon Markets
🌳 The Evolving Dynamics of Carbon Credit Pricing
Climate Risk Management
🛡️ Modernizing Crop Insurance with AI and Parametric Solutions
🛡️ How Escalating Climate Events Are Reshaping the Insurance Market
🛡️ Sensor-Based Flood Insurance
🛡️ Proptech Startup Telescope Closes €3.7M Seed
Climate Data & Intelligence
🌎 Google’s Next-Gen AI-Powered Weather Forecasting
🌎 Climate Data and AI as the Foundation for Climate Resilience
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Overview of UNEP’s Article 6 Pipeline
The UNEP has launched an updated overview of Article 6 projects under the Paris Agreement. The new Excel-based database offers insights into activities under Articles 6.2 and 6.4, with plans to evolve into an interactive dashboard. Read more →
RMI’s Open Framework Aims to Bring Clarity to Carbon Markets
To build trust in carbon markets, RMI is creating a unified data framework, addressing the challenges of data opacity and inconsistency in the Voluntary Carbon Market. Read more →
The Evolving Dynamics of Carbon Credit Pricing
Arbonics’ latest article delves into the complexities of carbon credit pricing, highlighting the vast disparities between voluntary and compliance markets, and emphasizing the premium commanded by high-quality removal credits. Read more →
In related news, Arbonics co-founder and COO, Lisett Luik, was recently interviewed on Carbon Herald’s podcast where she discusses European carbon credit quality and forest-based carbon removal initiatives. Listen here.
Modernizing Crop Insurance with AI and Parametric Solutions
Arbol’s latest insights highlights how AI-driven parametric insurance models deliver timely financial support to specialty crop producers facing climate risks, offering a modern alternative to traditional insurance practices. Read more →
How Escalating Climate Events Are Reshaping the Insurance Market
A recent article published on Earth.Org discusses how the growing intensity of climate events is leading to significant changes in the insurance sector, including higher costs and reduced accessibility for consumers in high-risk regions. Read more →
🛡️ Physical climate risk assessment platforms, such as Aegis, can help you understand climate-related financial risks and provide valuable insights for mandatory corporate climate disclosures.
Sensor-Based Flood Insurance
InsTech’s series on sensor-based insurance features Previsico’s IoT-driven flood forecasting, which helps insurers improve claims accuracy and reduce risk uncertainty in real time. Read more →
Proptech Startup Telescope Closes €3.7M Seed
Norwegian property tech startup Telescope has secured €3.7 million in seed funding to help real estate companies manage physical climate risks and meet regulatory requirements. Read more →
Google’s Next-Gen AI-Powered Weather Forecasting
Google has unveiled its latest family of AI models designed to improve short-term weather predictions. By leveraging deep learning and vast climate datasets, the tool aims to provide more accurate forecasts for industries like energy, logistics, and agriculture. Read more →
Climate Data and AI as the Foundation for Climate Resilience
AI and data analytics are reshaping climate resilience innovation, according to Mercy Corps Ventures’ 2024 Impact Report. Every investment the firm did last year relied on these technologies, from wildfire detection to precision agriculture. Their latest round received 300+ pilot applications from 55 countries, mostly centered around data-driven sustainable agriculture. Read more →
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