As climate vulnerability increases, investment falls

Foreign direct investment in countries drops as climate vulnerability rises. The chart shows both for many countries around the world over the years 1995 to 2024. Investment is on a logarithmic scale and climate vulnerability is based on ND-GAIN, a commonly used index.

A scatter plot shows decline in investment as vulnerability increases

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Countries' vulnerability scores come from ND-GAIN index, created by University of Notre Dame

Chart: The Conversation, CC-BY-NDSource: Jonas GamsoEmbed Download image