Dr Anubhav Choudhary

Profile

I joined the University of Leeds in July 2023 as a Researcher in Climate Finance Analytics.

At the UK Centre for Greening Finance & Investment, I have worked on translating climate hazards into practical risk insights for financial institutions, such as those in the mortgage sector.

I am now a Co-Lead/ Co-Investigator on a UKRI-funded project developing economic early-warning signals for the insurance sector in the context of accelerated climate change and Earth-system tipping points. The project brings together climate science, finance and wider societal perspectives to help the insurance sector anticipate emerging risks and build resilience.

Before joining Leeds, I was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany, studying extratropical cyclones and the atmospheric processes that shape them. I completed my PhD at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, India, where I investigated Indian monsoon simulations using regional climate models, including research at the University of Würzburg through a DAAD fellowship awarded by Goernment of Germany.

My broader interests include finanical risks from extreme weather and the links between climate science and real-world decision-making.

Research interests

I am an interdisciplinary climate researcher and particularly enjoy applied, collaborative work that connects physical climate science with real-world decisions in finance sector.

My research interests include:

• translating physical climate hazards into practical risk insights for financial institutions
• understanding how industry such as mortgage sector perceive and respond to risks such as flooding and overheating
• improving climate-risk communication through practical actionable tools and narratives co-produced with industry partners
• examining uncertainty in financial risks from high-impact rare climate events and wider systemic risks for resilience and adaptation

This reflects your work connecting climate science with finance-sector needs and developing practical communication approaches with the housing finance sector

Qualifications

• PhD Climate Science
• MSc Environmental Science
• BSc Environment and Water Management

Professional memberships

• Indian Meteorological Society
• Priestley Centre, University of Leeds