Most likely global temperature increase by 2100 (% of respondents)

October 21, 2025

The world’s listed companies could lose USD 1.3 trillion from physical climate hazards over the next year, reflecting both direct asset damage and lost revenue opportunities. Most corporate risk officers, investors and climate scientists say they expect average global temperatures to rise around 2.8°C (+5.04°F) this century, exceeding the threshold for preventing the costliest warming.

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Source: MSCI Sustainability Institute Corporate Resilience Survey, September 2025, and Global Investor Survey, 2024. Survey of climate scientists by The Guardian newspaper.