Collins Climate Consulting - Environment, Sustainability

From Risk to Return

Demand for climate solutions

Climate change presents an unavoidable investment opportunity.
Demand for adaptation solutions already exceeds $1.4 trillion annually (Tailwind Futures, 2024).
89% of listed companies globally are investing internally in at least one hazard specific resilience activity, such as asset hardening, supply chain adjustments, workforce protections, and emergency response capabilities (MSCI, 2026).

The investment market is forming

As the financial and human costs of climate impacts grow across the globe, demand for solutions is creating a market for innovators and investors.
47% of listed companies are already generating revenue from products that help customers adapt (MSCI, 2026).
Pure-play adaptation startups were 12% of funded climate tech companies from 2019 to 2023, showing early market traction (Tailwind Futures, 2024).
"Dual benefits" companies and pure-play adaptation startups together attracted $32 billion from 2019 to 2023, reaching 21% of total climate tech investments (Tailwind Futures, 2024).

Building the ecosystem

Capital formation models, investor frameworks, and venture pipelines are needed to build the market.
Learn how I’ve built markets across mutual funds, online lending, and clean energy by disrupting industries, building ecosystems and making the case for investment.