03 February 2021
ECB sets up climate change centre
The European Central Bank (ECB) has decided to set up a climate change centre to bring together the work on climate issues in different parts of the bank. New unit, operational as…
Read More"CMIA helped to explain the potential for project-based mechanisms across a variety of constituencies and is a key voice driving the conversation on results-based finance and sector approaches for scaling-up emission reduction investments. We urgently need input from organisations like CMIA to operationalise Art 6 of the Paris Agreement."
Mr. Franz-Josef Schafhausen, former Director General Climate Change, European and International Affairs, Federal German Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety
03 February 2021
The European Central Bank (ECB) has decided to set up a climate change centre to bring together the work on climate issues in different parts of the bank. New unit, operational as…
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This briefing considers how the financial sector can manage the risks associated with moving to a zero-carbon future. The paper outlines why it is essential for financial institutions to understand…
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The world invested unprecedented amounts in low-carbon assets last year, from renewables to cleaner transport, energy storage to electric heat. A new, broad measure of ‘energy transition investment’, compiled by…
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Multilateral development banks (MDBs) and development finance institutions (DFIs) have mobilised US$ 175 billion of private finance in 2019. Multilateral development banks (MDBs) and development finance institutions (DFIs) have mobilised…
Read More22 January 2021
Although climate change is often blamed for coastal inundation in places like the Bay of Bengal, other factors such as dam building and urbanization play an important role. Scientists say…
Read More20 January 2021
Apple Inc said in its annual proxy filing on Tuesday that it will modify executive cash bonuses based on whether the executives act within the company’s social and environmental values….
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We investigate the real effects of mandatory climate-related disclosure by financial institutions on the funding of carbon-intensive industries. Our impact metric is the amount invested into securities, bonds and stocks,…
Read More30 December 2020
The explosion in ESG research has led to a strong reliance on ESG rating providers. Abstract The explosion in ESG research has led to a strong reliance on ESG rating…
Read More23 December 2020
Europe’s banks are not integrating climate change and other sustainability concerns into their risk management systems as quickly as regulators expect. Europe’s banks are not integrating climate change and other…
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