Ginci Insights

The snowstorm that swept North America this past weekend definitely gave the cities and towns a system-wide stress test on their climate preparedness. How governments and business respond, recover and improve after such storms will determine the success of climate adaptation in the everyday functioning of critical systems and communities.

As COP30 concluded in Belém, Brazil, the Amazon’s vast green canopy stood as both a symbol of hope and a warning of fragility. While delegates debated finance and policy frameworks, South and Southeast Asia are already battling catastrophic floods.

Ten years later, what's the progress of Paris Agreement and what we should be doing?

Have you ever wondered: when you’re using the newest AI tools like ChatGPT Atlas or Perplexity’s Comet, what their water footprint might be? Data centres powering generative AI now consume billions of litres of freshwater each year to stay cool — often in regions already facing droughts and rising heat. The real question isn’t how powerful AI will become — it’s whether it can evolve without draining the planet.

Europe was hit by heatwaves multiple times this summer. However, most cities aren't prepared. If 1.5 degrees C becomes an inevitable reality, how are we, as an individual, city or business, going to adapt to this new norm?

In this latest Ginci Insights, I explore how rising CO2, longer growing seasons and urban air pollution are feeling an invisible epidemic - a rise in respiratory allergies and asthma, especially among vulnerable.

How climate change is squeezing coffee prices and grower livelihoods

A personal reflection on climate, insects, and resilience.