Dear colleagues

We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the Special Issue

“Transition Risks and Climate Challenges: Interdisciplinary Perspectives”

https://link.springer.com/journal/10203/updates/27823746

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 date: Submission deadline is July 31, 2026

We warmly encourage researchers and practitioners working on quantitative, interdisciplinary approaches to climate and transition risks to submit their contributions.

For further information, please visit the official announcement on Springer’s website:
https://link.springer.com/journal/10203/updates/27823746

We look forward to receiving your submissions!

Best regards,

Daniele Marazzina (on behalf of all the 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