At profit temperature – 3 climate trends reshaping the economy

This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/12-2026.01

Three areas will determine competitiveness in the next few years: the development of clean technologies, the financial integration of climate risks and the strengthening of adaptability.

1. Climate technology shift:

in the coming years economic development will be led by companies that take steps in time towards technologies that enable decarbonisation. Clean energy, green hydrogen, new material technologies and energy efficiency solutions are no longer experimental areas, but new centres of investment.

2. The market is learning to factor in climate: 

climate change has become part of financial risk analysis. The financial sector now makes decisions based on environmental exposure data, as extreme weather events, supply disruptions and carbon pricing have a direct impact on financing. According to the WEF report, this process is becoming one of the cornerstones of financial stability.

 3. Adaptation as a strategy: 

in the age of climate change flexibility is no longer a defensive strategy, but an operating model. The next decade will be defined by the extent to which societies and companies are able to incorporate adaptation into their everyday decisions. Climate shocks have shown that stability depends not on avoiding risks, but on the ability to recover quickly.