Climate & Environment

The AXA Research Fund is committed to addressing the pressing challenges of climate change and environmental degradation.

275
Projects

Making climate and environmental a priority, the AXA Research Fund has supported over 275 projects addressing key challenges in this field.

Respiratory Diseases

Wildfires

Marine Biodiversity

Terrestrial Biodiversity

Sustainable Finance

Coastal Living

Climate Change

Greenhouse Gases Emissions

Climate Adaptation & Resilience

Solar Energy

Space & Planetery

Cold Spells

Hydropower & Geothermal Energy

Severe Storms & Precipitation

Green Building & Architecture

Smart Cities

Trees, Forests & Deforestation

Water Quality

Chronic & Non Communicable Diseases

Snow Hazards & Avalanches

Funded projects

Climate & Environment

Climate Change

Terrestrial Biodiversity

Ice-sheet Melting

Sea-level Rise & Erosion

Mountains, Glaciers, Tundra & Permafrost

Climate Adaptation & Resilience

AXA Project

France

Under Antarctica — A Kite-Ski Science Expedition to Map Ice-Sheet Dynamics

Starting in November 2025, French glaciologist Heidi Sevestre and explorer Matthieu Tordeur will undertake a 3 month unprecedented kite-ski crossing... Read more

Heidi
SEVESTRE

Société des Explorateurs Français

Matthieu
TORDEUR

Société des Explorateurs Français

Climate & Environment

AXA Project

United Kingdom

2025.07.26

Systemic Risk for Transition

The world is facing a new era of risk, where global trends, such as climate change, technological advancement, demographic shifts,... Read more

Danny
RALPH

University of Cambridge

Climate & Environment

Climate Change

Finance, Investment & Risk Management

Societal Challenges

Climate Adaptation & Resilience

Insurance & Risk Management

Environmental Justice

Civil Society & Governance

AXA Project

Italy

AXA Research Lab on Climate Change, Risk and Justice

In response to three research questions: How can the private and financial sectors contribute to a just transition to a... Read more

Gianfranco
PELLEGRINO

Luiss Guido Carli University

Climate & Environment

Climate Change

Mental Health & Neurology

Mental Disorders, Anxiety & Depression

Climate Adaptation & Resilience

Environmental Justice

Children & Youth

Post-Doctoral Fellowship

United Kingdom

2023.11.30

Climate Cares: Building Youth Resilience by Understanding and Intervening on the Mental Health Impacts of Climate Awareness

Update ：March-2025 Understanding and Intervening on the Mental Health Impacts of Climate Awareness, working with young people in Australia, Trinidad... Read more