• ING Wholesale Banking flagged climate adaptation as a rising business resilience priority, shifting ESG focus beyond energy transition financing.
• More frequent heat, drought, flooding, and water scarcity in Europe are disrupting power generation, industrial output, transport, logistics, and agriculture.
• European Commission study cited an EU need for EUR 70 billion a year in climate adaptation investment through 2050.
• Peter Kindt said sustainable finance growth will continue, driven by transition funding, infrastructure upgrades, innovation support, and climate resilience investment.
• Heatwaves lifted European power prices as low water cut Nordic hydropower, while high river temperatures constrained nuclear output in France and Belgium.

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