Accelerating environmental initiatives with OS Climate

OS Climate (OS-C) is a collaborative open-source community initiative that aims to enhance global investment in climate change mitigation and resilience by providing a comprehensive data and software platform. Red Hat joined OS-C in 2021 to help integrate climate impact data into financial decision-making and risk management. OS-C addresses the challenge of diverse data sets by developing a federation layer with Trino, allowing access to over a thousand data sources, and providing a self-service infrastructure for teams to tackle climate models and data challenges. They are creating an open-source blueprint to simplify the development of data platforms and promote transparency by allowing contributors to share and enhance data products. OS-C's approach includes managing Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) data within the constraints of digital sovereignty laws using a federated method. The initiative's ultimate goal is to accelerate the adoption of climate analytics and investment products globally, aligning stakeholder priorities and fostering a community-focused on advancing climate solutions.