FT Climate & Impact Summit 2026 - The Macroeconomic Implications of Physical Climate

How can investors better assess the financial consequences of physical climate risk? 

In this keynote interviews recorded at the Financial Times Climate & Impact Summit Europe 2026, Nicolas Schneider, Senior Research Engineer – Macroeconomist at EDHEC Climate Institute, discusses why chronic physical climate risks need to be integrated into investment decisions and explains how scientific advances are improving climate-risk assessment. 

The conversation explores the growing importance of forward-looking climate analytics, the role of robust climate scenarios, and how investors can better understand the long-term economic impacts of climate change to support more informed capital allocation. This interview was conducted by Lee Harris, Insurance Correspondent at the Financial Times, during the Financial Times Climate & Impact Summit Europe 2026 in London.