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Bank of England sets plan to tilt asset purchases toward green companies

The UK's central bank will this month begin prioritising bond issuers judged to be "stronger climate performers" via its £20 billion ($27 billion) corporate bond purchase scheme, in a landmark move that warns climate laggards will be hit with higher cost of capital.

Bank of England ready to 'green' £20bn bond purchase scheme

TCFD-based guidance targets overhaul of 'opaque' portfolio alignment models

Best practice guidance for the financial sector to assess future alignment of investment and lending with the goals of the Paris Agreement

The 'zero' challenge: offsetting

Despite the weaknesses of carbon offsets, they remain a necessary tool for some investors as they plan for net zero emissions, write Chris Varco and Simon Hallett

People Moves 11 June: Bank of England, TransitionZero, Ambienta and more

Bank of England scales down bank and insurer climate stress test

People moves, 4 June: NGFS, BoE, SEB, Redington ... and more

Breeden promoted to BoE strategy role

Insurers react against Bank of England's green bond buying plan

Yields already low, Just's Andrew Bailey says

News round-up: EU ETS extension considered, API endorses carbon price, UK financial watchdog climate remit expanded... and more