Climate & Environment

 The AXA Foundation is committed to tackling the intertwined risks of climate change and environmental degradation. 

275
Projects

Making climate and environmental a priority, the AXA Foundation has supported over 241 projects addressing key challenges in this field. 

Green Building & Architecture

Solar Energy

Industries Activities

Renewable Energy

Algae & Plankton

Economic Loss & Disaster Risk Financing

Trees, Forests & Deforestation

Terrestrial Biodiversity

Sustainable Living & City

Energy Storage & Smart Grids

Space Hazards & Astrophysics

Wind Energy

Circular Economy & Green Chemistry

Ice-sheet Melting

Landslides & Mudflows

Space & Planetery

Urban Planning

Sea-level Rise & Erosion

Floods & Tsunamis

Sustainable Finance

Funded projects

Climate & Environment

Natural Catastrophes

Volcanic Eruption

France

Predicting the most unpredictable volcanic hazards

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Marina
ROSAS-CARBAJAL

Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris

Climate & Environment

Sustainable Living & City

Resilient Infrastructure & Safety

Spain

Listening to buildings: towards reliable early warning for structural failure and collapse

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Jordi
BARO-URBEA

Centre de Recerca Matemàtica

Climate & Environment

Terrestrial Biodiversity

Climate Change

Trees, Forests & Deforestation

Climate Adaptation & Resilience

France

Evolution of tree distribution under global change: colonisation dynamics of Holm oak populations at the Northern edge of the distribution area

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Morgane
URLI

Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement

Climate & Environment

Natural Catastrophes

Volcanic Eruption

United Kingdom

Magma Dynamics at Erebus Volcano, Antarctica

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Tehnuka
ILANKO

University of Cambridge

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Upcycling Plastic Waste by Using Excess Carbon Dioxide

18.01.2023

8mins | Article

Climate Urbanism: Building Resilience in Urban Contexts

29.11.2022

6mins | Article

A Successful and Just Energy Transition to a Net-zero World

29.11.2022

6mins | Article

Reducing Nitrogen-Based Fertilizer Emissions: Soil Microorganisms Could Hold the Key

23.11.2022

7mins | Article

A Grain in the Climate System: The Emerging Threat of Sand and Dust Storms

09.11.2022

1min | Event

Quantifying and Understanding the Changing Risk of Climate on Water and Food Security in Southern Africa

03.10.2022

5mins | Article

Wildfires and Climate Master Class

25.09.2022

1min | Event

Sand and Dust Storms and Their Impacts on Health, Economy and the Environment

13.04.2022

5mins | Article

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Health

Health

The AXA Foundation is committed to contributing to better health for all, with a focus on the most vulnerable. We support scientific research on demographics & aging, infectious diseases & epidemics, chronic & non-communicable diseases, mental health, e-health, prevention and well-being. 
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Socio-economy & New Tech

Socio-economy & New Tech

The AXA Foundation is committed to supporting social and economic progress in a transforming world through transformative research in New Tech and their impacts on society, behavioral economics, cyber & systemic risks, economic & social inclusion, and financial & geopolitical instabilities. 
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