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# Climate risk, VSME and carbon footprint from practice

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## Climate Risk & Adaptation

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[Climate Risk & Adaptation](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/climate-risk-in-it-procurement-assess-data-centre-resilience)

30.05.2026

### [Climate Risk in IT Procurement: Assess Data Centre Resilience](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/climate-risk-in-it-procurement-assess-data-centre-resilience)

Heatwaves already took Google, Oracle and AWS offline. Here is the climate risk checklist every IT buyer must work through before signing a cloud contract.

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[Climate Risk & Adaptation](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/cordex-eur-11-vs-cmip6-climate-risk-analysis)

14.05.2026

### [CORDEX EUR-11 vs. CMIP6: Climate Data Choice for Risk Analysis](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/cordex-eur-11-vs-cmip6-climate-risk-analysis)

12.5 km CORDEX EUR-11 or 100 km CMIP6 with SSP framework. Decision tree for ESRS E1, TCFD, IFRS S2 and EU Taxonomy 2026.

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[Climate Risk & Adaptation](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/hail-frequency-europe-era5-archamo-esrs)

14.05.2026

### [Hail Frequency Europe: ERA5, AR-CHaMo and ESRS E1-9](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/hail-frequency-europe-era5-archamo-esrs)

AR-CHaMo, the Additive Regression Convective Hazard Model of Battaglioli et al. on ERA5: the European hail trend and the ESRS-E1-9 path for industrial sites.

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[Climate Risk & Adaptation](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/iran-crisis-and-the-true-cost-of-fossil-dependency-five-actions-for-european-companies)

08.04.2026

### [The Iran Crisis and the True Cost of Fossil Dependency: Five Actions for European Companies](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/iran-crisis-and-the-true-cost-of-fossil-dependency-five-actions-for-european-companies)

Iran crisis 2026: Why fossil energy dependency is a material ESG risk - and five actions European companies can take now, from PPAs to battery storage.

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[Climate Risk & Adaptation](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/hamburg-future-referendum-2040-climate-law-business-impact)

15.10.2025

### [Hamburg 2040: Pioneering Strict Climate Regulations for Business Transformation](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/hamburg-future-referendum-2040-climate-law-business-impact)

Hamburg 2040: How binding climate neutrality targets impact your business strategy. Annual CO2 budgets, funding opportunities, and strategic action steps.

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[Climate Risk & Adaptation](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/planetary-boundaries-2025-business-impact-crossed-limits)

26.09.2025

### [Planetary Boundaries 2025: 7 Critical Limits Crossed - Business Impact](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/planetary-boundaries-2025-business-impact-crossed-limits)

Planetary boundaries status 2026: 7 of 9 limits crossed, current state analysis, business risk implications, corporate strategy and CSRD-relevance for 2026.

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[Climate Risk & Adaptation](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/climate-risk-tools-venture-capital-portfolio-assessment-2025)

23.09.2025

### [Climate Risk Assessment Tools for VC Portfolios 2026](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/climate-risk-tools-venture-capital-portfolio-assessment-2025)

Climate risk assessment tools compared: which tools work for VC portfolios, what they cost, which data they use and how to embed them in due diligence.

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[Climate Risk & Adaptation](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/physical-risks-and-transition-risks-how-to-assess-climate-risks)

21.09.2025

### [Physical risks and transition risks: How to assess climate risks](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/physical-risks-and-transition-risks-how-to-assess-climate-risks)

Compare physical vs transition climate risks for CSRD reporting in 2026: scenario analysis, financial impact modeling, board-level assessment templates and examples.

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[Climate Risk & Adaptation](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/iso-14091-climate-risk-analysis-guide-companies)

19.09.2025

### [ISO 14091: The Essential Guide to Climate Risk Analysis for Companies](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/iso-14091-climate-risk-analysis-guide-companies)

ISO 14091 explained: How to conduct a CSRD-compliant climate risk analysis with methodology, step-by-step process, practical examples and TCFD/CSRD alignment.

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[Climate Risk & Adaptation](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/climate-resilience-investing-adaptation-economic-benefits)

19.09.2025

### [Climate Adaptation Investments for EU Companies: Hazard, Measure, Payback](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/climate-resilience-investing-adaptation-economic-benefits)

What counts as a climate-resilient investment under EU rules, which measure fits which hazard, and how to calculate the return, with one anonymised case.

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[Climate Risk & Adaptation](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/spain-climate-law-challenges-opportunities-companies)

19.09.2025

### [Spain's Climate Law: Challenges and Opportunities for Companies](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/spain-climate-law-challenges-opportunities-companies)

Spain's climate law requires CO₂ emissions reporting from 2026 and binding reduction plans. What this means for companies operating in Spain.

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[Climate Risk & Adaptation](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/mitigation-vs-adaptation-climate-investment-strategies)

30.07.2025

### [Mitigation vs. Adaptation: Key Climate Investment Strategies for Impact VCs](https://www.fiegenbaum.solutions/en/blog/mitigation-vs-adaptation-climate-investment-strategies)

Mitigation and adaptation compete for the same capital but pay back differently. The investment areas, business models and impact measurement for each, and how to split a ...

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