The business of geography

20 November 2024

It’s not just risk that determines the value of a home, argued AlphaGeo’s founder and CEO Parag Khanna: “It’s how resilient you are.” Resilient cities hold their value and appeal to new and current residents, enabling even risky places to thrive.

23 October 2024

AlphaGeo announces a partnership with Zurich Resilience Solutions (ZRS) to bring its best-in-class assessment and engineering services to our clients and network.

15 October 2024

This lengthy Washington Post reportage on climate risk to the American housing market features AlphaGeo’s interactive climate hazard forecasting tool at the county level.

WALLSTREETJOURNAL

20 September 2024

“If you want an appreciating asset that is not going to be destroyed by natural disasters, you need to be cautious about geography now,” says AlphaGeo founder Dr. Parag Khanna.

16 September 2024

TO.org and AlphaGeo collaborated to produce an Africa migration StoryMap to animate the impact of climate volatility on the human geography of Africa.

18 September 2024

MARA announces strategic collaboration with AlphaGeo to provide risk and resilience analytics for all its data centers worldwide.

21 August 2024

Carbontech expands footprint in SE Asia but road ahead dotted with challenges.

July / August 2024

Mass migration will lead to ‘winners and losers’ among cities.

Summer 2024

As drought, flooding, and other severe weather proliferate, economic boosters market certain cities as safe outposts. Is anyone buying it?

June 28, 2024

Dr. Parag Khanna delves into the dynamic forces of geopolitics, demographics, technology, and climate that are reshaping the global economic landscape.

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May 21, 2024

AlphaGeo releases “ground truth” resilience analytics on new geospatial platform.

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Apr 25, 2024

AlphaGeo announces launch of AI-powered geospatial platform to future-proof global investing.

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Jan 4, 2024

Climate Alpha CEO Parag Khanna joins John Shegerian as a guest on the Impact Podcast. They discuss trends in climate risks, migration and Climate Alpha’s goal to become the first movers in those resilient geographies.

CNBC

Jan 3, 2024

Dubai is the world’s fastest growing city of the past half century and its population continues to surge. But is it ready to cope with climate risks? Climate Alpha CEO, Parag Khanna spoke with Diana Olick of CNBC International at the #COP28 summit to discuss.

COP 28 Dubai

Dec 9, 2023

COP 28 interviews Parag Khanna, Founder & CEO of Climate Alpha. In this interview, Dr. Khanna discusses their approach to climate resilience, adaptation strategies, engagement with local stakeholders, inspiration from efficient housing and irrigation systems, the potential of breakthrough technologies, and the establishment of the Fund for Adaptation and Resilience.

CNN

Dec 2, 2023

As part of CNN’s special coverage of COP28 from Dubai, Becky Anderson with Connect the World speaks with Parag Khanna, the Founder & CEO of Climate Alpha about the technology that can help with adaptation in the fight against climate change. They discuss why adaptation must garner as much attention and investment as mitigation — and how technology can play a key role in advancing both agendas to make COP 28 a success.

Fortune

Nov 30, 2023

Climate Alpha CEO Parag Khanna takes the main stage at the Fortune Global Forum in Abu Dhabi to discuss strategies in future proofing global real estate and the importance of allocating investment into climate resilient geographies . The Fortune Global Forum gathers the leaders of the world’s biggest multinational companies in great cities on the dynamic frontiers of global business.

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Nov 24, 2023

As part of CNN’s special coverage of COP28 from Dubai, Becky Anderson with Connect the World speaks with Parag Khanna, the Founder & CEO of Climate Alpha about the technology that can help with adaptation in the fight against climate change. They discuss why adaptation must garner as much attention and investment as mitigation — and how technology can play a key role in advancing both agendas to make COP 28 a success.

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Nov 8, 2023

Parag Khanna, Founder and CEO at Climate Alpha, discusses the top global macro risks how to embrace the global instability. He speaks with Haidi Stroud-Watts from the sidelines of the “Bloomberg New Economy Forum” on “Daybreak Asia”.

WALLSTREETJOURNAL

Oct 5, 2023

The Wall Street Journal partnered with Climate Alpha on a recent report to identify which Florida town is the most hurricane resilient. When looking at hurricane, flooding and strong wind data, our research identified Ocala to be at less risk from coastal flooding than other parts of the state, making it a popular option for storm-weary home buyers.

Sep, 2023

Investors have plenty of reasons to be worried about climate risk, but there are already winners in the new climate economy—and there will be more.

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Aug 11, 2023

“Who Will Buy My House If They Can’t Get Insurance?” Climate Alpha CEO Parag Khanna is quoted in the latest BBC article covering the what’s happening with American home owners. As extreme weather events multiple, home insurance providers in the US are rapidly raising rates – or in some cases, quitting the business altogether – forcing many into sever financial distress.

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Aug 15, 2023

The fastest growing cities are roasting in extreme heat. The issue isn’t just about how hot it is now — but how much hotter it’s going to get and for how long each year. Climate Alpha meets with Axios to discuss what the popular Sunbelt can expect as temperatures continue to rise.

Foreign policy

Aug 5, 2023

“No Water, No Workers, No Chips.” Climate Alpha CEO Parag Khanna and Chief Scientific Officer Michael Ferrari have teamed up to examine why tech companies need to take climate into account or risk seeing their investments go up in smoke. Which climate resilient geographies should companies invest in?

The new York Times

Jul 27, 2023

CEO Parag Khanna is quoted in a New York Times article on strategies homeowners can implement to help stem climate change. His solution is to factor in climate change into your next move.

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Jul 26, 2023

Climate Alpha is cited as an analytics source for Bloomberg’s piece on migration and climate change. Insights and data came from both Climate Price and Resilience Index to generate climate adjusted home valuation forecasts.

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Jun 22, 2023

Climate Alpha was named in the AI FinTech 100 as one of the world’s most innovative AI solution providers. We’re leading the charge in climate and location analytics, allowing institutional investors to understand how climate change will impact their investments.

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Apr 12, 2023

Climate Alpha launches HOMES, a free tool pricing the impacts of climate change into the future value of more than 100 million American homes. Applying its proprietary Resilience Index™ that covers more than 30,000 US ZIP codes, HOMES forecasts financial gains or losses due to climate change between now and 2040. For the first time, homebuyers and sellers can see and compare the true price of ownership once climate is factored in.

Builder

Apr 12, 2023

Zonda’s BUILDER magazine examined the top 5 home building markets using Climate Alpha’s new HOMES tool that forecasts financial gains and losses due to climate change. Read about how they used our platform to understand how climate change will affect the top 5 new-home markets by 2030.

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Mar 9, 2023

Climate Alpha founder and CEO Parag Khanna has a modest proposal for residents of Louisiana in his new Q&A with Politico’s Debra Kahn: Adapt and move.

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Jan 10, 2023

Climate Alpha’s CEO Parag Khanna kicked off the new year in a wide-ranging interview with Analyse Asia’s Bernard Leong about COP27, a potential resolution of the Ukraine-Russia war, and how to ease tensions on the Taiwan straits. But more than anything else, the pair talked real estate.

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Nov 19, 2022

Climate Alpha’s CEO Parag Khanna kicked off the new year in a wide-ranging interview with Analyse Asia’s Bernard Leong about COP27, a potential resolution of the Ukraine-Russia war, and how to ease tensions on the Taiwan straits. But more than anything else, the pair talked real estate.

Yahoo News

Nov 6, 2022

Dr. Parag Khanna is interviewed in this Yahoo News series that analyzes different regions around the country in terms of climate change risks that they face now and will experience in the years to come. Read what he has to say about finding safe haven in the climate change future.

The Weather Channel

Oct 29, 2022

Climate Alpha’s founder and CEO Dr. Parag Khanna Khanna recently joined The Weather Channel to discuss climate change, adaptation, and migration. Where will Americans want to live in 2030 and beyond? How should regions prepare in the coming decades? And which places will successfully adapt to the next normal, and which will be left behind?

Oct 12, 2022

One prop-tech startup that is focused on predicting and mitigating climate risk for developers and investors is Climate Alpha. “There is already a whole wave of climate tech 1.0 companies that specialize in risk,” says CEO Parag Khanna.

 

Global News

Sep 30, 2022

Climate Alpha’s AI-powered proprietary Resilience Index™ provides risk, vulnerability, and readiness scores across the U.S. The Index includes a dashboard to guide robust climate adaptation strategies and promote investment into climate resilient areas

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Sep 14, 2022

Climate Alpha announces the launch of its data-driven product suite, offering property developers, asset managers, and insurers risk-adjusted valuations, resilience scores, and site selection rankings.

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Sep 14, 2022

A new climate software firm that’s announcing itself to the world on Tuesday says it has a competitive edge that other companies lack.

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Sep 14, 2022

A new tech platform, Climate Alpha, uses a “scenario forecaster” to help answer that question—and to help predict where it might make sense to invest instead.

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Sep 7, 2022

In partnership with Mastercard’s flagship City Possible program, Climate Alpha is proud to offer the Resilience Index™ on City Insights to its network of mayors, companies, and communities to support their strategic planning for climate adaptation.