Climate change has evolved into a global national security concern, with climate risks now prominent on the agenda for the global mid- to long-term future. These risks not only pose threats to the safety and property of individuals but also exert an impact on the stability of diverse social subsystems, encompassing energy, environment, finance, and the economy. The ramifications of these risks extend extensively, affecting the realization of human sustainable development goals.
To methodically investigate the cascading impacts of climate risks on energy, environment, finance, and the economy, and to facilitate multi-stakeholder climate risk management for governments, businesses, and investors, the Carbon Neutrality and Climate Finance Laboratory of the CAS Research Center on Fictitious Economy & Data Science has formally introduced the Global Climate Risk Integration Database (GCRID). The primary objective is to furnish an open and collaborative data platform, enhancing support for national climate governance and energy transition initiatives.
Following a preparatory period exceeding two years, the GCRID database has comprehensively employed cutting-edge artificial intelligence technologies, including deep learning and natural language processing. It has integrated over 30 million pieces of unstructured textual data, statistical data, and web search data. Independently developed index sets for climate physical risks, climate policy, and climate finance contribute to a systematic depiction of climate physical risks, transition risks, and financial risks. The result is the establishment of a comprehensive global-national-provincial-city-industry-enterprise climate risk data system.