We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the Special Issue
“Transition Risks and Climate Challenges: Interdisciplinary Perspectives”
to be published in Decisions in Economics and Finance (Springer).
This special issue aims to foster dialogue among economists, mathematicians, statisticians, financial analysts, and environmental scientists, promoting quantitative and decision-theoretic approaches to understanding and managing transition and physical risks in the context of climate change..
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
1) Modeling Climate-Transition Risks
- Quantitative and stochastic models for transition risk assessment
- Modelling the transmission of transition and climate risks in economics and financial systems
- Climate risk hedging and (re-)insurance solutions
2) Sustainable Finance and Risk Management
- Portfolio optimization under climate constraints
- Green bonds, ESG investments, and risk–return trade-offs
3) Integrated Assessment and Climate–Economy Modeling
- Coupling economic, financial, and environmental systems
- Decision-making under uncertainty in climate–economic models
- Economic and financial impacts of carbon pricing and policy uncertainty
4) Data Science and Machine Learning for Climate Risk
- Predictive models for climate-related financial exposures
- AI and big data in environmental policy evaluation
5) Energy Transition and Market Design
- Pricing mechanisms for renewable energy and carbon markets
- Financial stability implications of the energy transition
6) Behavioral and Policy Dimensions of Climate Challenges
- Behavioral responses to climate policies and disclosure requirements
- Quantitative approaches to climate-related policy design and evaluation
7) Ethical and Regulatory Aspects
- Quantitative frameworks for sustainable decision-making
- Regulation, accountability, and the role of data transparency in the climate transition
8) Modeling Supply Chain Disruptions in Climate and Transition Risk
- Stochastic network models for interdependent production and logistics systems.
- Propagation of shocks through global value chains
- Measuring exposure and resilience of firms and sectors to supply disruptions.
- Design of climate–resilient supply networks and insurance solutions.
📅 Important dates
- Submission opens: November 1, 2025
- Submission deadline: July 31, 2026
Manuscripts should be submitted via the journal’s Editorial Manager system, selecting
“S.I.: Transition Risks and Climate Challenges: Interdisciplinary Perspectives”
when you reach the “Additional Information” step in the submission process.
All submissions will undergo the standard peer-review process of the journal.
🧑💼 Guest Editors
- Andrea Flori, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
- Gianluca Fusai, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Italy
- Anna Maria Gambaro, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Italy
- Daniele Marazzina, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
- Luca Regis, Università di Torino, Italy
- Luca Trapin, Università di Bologna, Italy