This Lenders’ Guide for Considering Climate Risk in Infrastructure Investments discusses the acute and chronic impacts of climate change on infrastructure, and the associated risks and liability for infrastructure investors.
The guide includes ten “snapshots” or summaries of climate hazards and risks for the infrastructure sub-industries of: Airports; Marine Ports; Gas and Oil Transport and Storage; Power Transmission and Distribution; Wind-Based Power Distribution; Telecommunications; Data Centers; Commercial Real Estate; Healthcare; and Sport and Entertainment. It also provides a framework for considering how potential climate hazards can impact key financial parameters, such as revenues, expenditures, assets, capital, and financing. The guide not only describes these negative impacts of climate, but also the potential opportunities that arise from resilience-oriented investments in infrastructure.