The NGFS–IIASA Scenario Explorer is a web-based data platform providing access to climate scenario datasets developed for the financial sector. It enables users to explore transition pathways, physical risks and macroeconomic impacts under different climate futures. The tool is relevant for finance professionals conducting climate risk analysis, stress testing and long-term scenario modelling.
Organisation behind the tool
The tool is developed under the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS), a group of central banks and financial supervisors focused on climate-related financial risk. It is hosted and technically maintained by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), with input from an academic consortium including PIK, UMD, Climate Analytics and NIESR.
What the tool does
- Provides access to NGFS climate scenarios, including transition pathways and physical risk data.
- Enables visualisation of time-series data across scenarios, regions, models and variables.
- Allows comparison of variables such as emissions, energy use, GDP, prices and climate impacts.
- Offers workspace functionality to create, save and share customised analyses.
- Supports bulk download of datasets in formats such as CSV and Excel.
- Provides API access for integration into analytical and modelling workflows.
- Includes macro-financial, transition and physical risk variables derived from integrated assessment and economic models.
Target audience
Primary users include central banks, financial institutions and regulators. The tool is also used by researchers, academics and policymakers working on climate modelling, energy systems and macroeconomic analysis.
Relevance to finance professionals
- Risk assessment: Analyse exposure to transition and physical climate risks across regions and sectors.
- ESG analysis: Access emissions, energy and climate indicators to support reporting and disclosures.
- Market/commodity insights: Evaluate energy system transitions, carbon pricing and sectoral impacts.
- Investment context: Assess long-term macroeconomic and policy scenarios to inform portfolio strategy and stress testing.
