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Central banks should explicitly back net-zero measures, says report

Central banks should explicitly align their policies with achieving a net zero carbon emission economy by 2050, according to a paper prepared by a trio of economists, including through their prudential supervision, monetary policy and their own portfolios.

Transition Pathway Initiative eyes analysis of corporate debt market

The Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) plans to extend its analysis of management quality and carbon performance to corporate issuers of fixed income products.

TPI findings 'raise red flag for COP26' amid lack of climate progress

Argentina and Brazil have 'most sovereign credit risk from natural capital'

Argentina and Brazil have been identified as the two G20 countries facing the greatest risk from factors associated with economic dependence on natural capital.

Investing in a Just Transition

A growing movement to incorporate social considerations into the response to climate change is being described as the next frontier of responsible investment. Peter Cripps reports

EU carbon market update, 05 November 2018

After last week's heavy sell-off, a more bullish outlook is justified. But volatility remains the name of the game, says Louis Redshaw.

Stern calls for $40 - $80 carbon price by 2020

Influential economist Nicholas Stern said the price of carbon must rise sharply if the world is to limit global warming in line with the ambitions set out in the Paris Agreement on climate change.

QE policy could increase risk of stranded assets, researchers warn

Purchases of corporate bonds by the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of England, as part of their quantitative easing (QE) initiatives, could be adding to the risk of assets in the oil and gas sectors becoming 'stranded'.

Size matters in carbon market link-ups, researchers say

The economic benefits that would result from linking emissions trading regimes will vary significantly, depending on the size of the linked markets and their sensitivity to economic shocks, according to new academic research.

$2.5trn of global financial assets at risk from climate change

$2.5 trillion of global financial assets are at risk from the effects of climate change, according to a report.