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  • Climate risk 'no longer tragedy of the horizon' says ECB note as it models 5% hit to GDP

    09 July 2025

    Climate change is no longer "the Tragedy of the Horizon" but an imminent danger, a note by the European Central Bank (ECB) warned, as its 'short-term' scenario analysis showed potential for a huge 5% hit to eurozone GDP from extreme physical climate risks.

  • What do reduced regulatory reporting demands mean for the future of ESG data?

    02 July 2025

    As regulators pull back from some of their ESG reporting demands, it creates space for a market-led discussion on what data investors want, writes Michael Hurley

  • ECB adds nature-related risk reference for first time in monetary policy strategy

    01 July 2025

    The European Central Bank (ECB) has identified nature degradation alongside climate risk for the first time in its monetary policy strategy, signalling that it is a topic it is monitoring for impacts on price stability in the Eurozone.

  • Quantitative tightening hampers ECB carbon tilting efforts

    12 June 2025

    The European Central Bank (ECB) said its shift from quantitative easing to tightening has brought an end to its efforts to apply a climate tilt to its corporate bond portfolio.

  • ECB's Lagarde calls for more adaptation finance, warning floods will leave 'regions uninsurable'

    10 June 2025

    From Jennifer Forrest in Monaco

  • Reducing scope of CSRD would hinder ECB's work on climate, it warns EU

    09 May 2025
  • Space agency launches 'Earth observation' data initiative to propel nature finance

    28 April 2025

    Financial institutions, corporates and academics have begun work to identify the best ways to use 'Earth observation' data to propel nature-positive finance toward the $540 billion of annual investment needed to meet international targets.

  • ECB urged to use 2025 policy review to 'green' its asset purchases

    03 February 2025
  • EIOPA's wake-up call for insurers on fossil fuels

    22 November 2024

    A historic decision from EU financial supervisor on higher financial risk of fossil fuel sector must be integrated in EU prudential rules write Chiara Pass and Marika Carlucci

  • ECB's monetary policy to integrate nature

    19 November 2024