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EU banks have already reduced climate risk in response to supervision, say ECB researchers

The European Central Bank (ECB)'s climate-related supervision has already led to an improvement in banks' risk exposure and management, and increased capital allocation towards green finance, according to researchers at the central bank.

ECB to set decarbonisation targets for corporate bond portfolios

The European Central Bank (ECB) will target near-term greenhouse gas emissions reductions in its corporate bond portfolio for the first time and will consider 'remedial actions' if these diverge from a strict decarbonisation trajectory.

Landmark moment as climate risks included in 'Magna Carta of banking supervision'

Prominent central bankers have welcomed the inclusion of climate change among a group of potentially material risks to financial stability in the global banking supervision principles for the first time, meaning regulators and banks must identify and address such risks.

NZBA has little impact on decarbonisation, ECB paper says

Signatories to the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) "are neither divesting nor engaging differently from banks without a climate commitment," a group of economists said in a report.

Climate investment could push interest rates higher, ECB's Schnabel says

ECB says 18 banks face fines for failing to meet climate expectations

The European Central Bank (ECB) says 18 banks may face fines for failing to meet its expectations on climate and broader environmental risk management.

BIS says its AI tool 'is game changer for green finance' ... but beware the hallucinations

A tool that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse corporate climate reports has been hailed as a "game changer for green finance", because of its ability to automate the rapid extraction of data.

ECB's Elderson urges banks to set transition plans to meet incoming regulation

Banks have been urged to publish "Paris-compatible transition plans" to prepare for upcoming legal requirements, by a member of the executive board of the European Central Bank (ECB).

Include climate transition risk in capital requirements, ECB research says

Regulators should include climate-related transition risks in calculations for banks' capital requirements, according to research by the European Central Bank (ECB).

Climate risk among changes to ECB guide on banks' capital requirements calculations

Climate-related risks are among revisions to a guide by the European Central Bank (ECB) on how it expects banks to meet rules on calculating capital requirements for credit risk.