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Central banks send powerful climate risk message with landmark report
17 April 2019A report by some of the world’s most influential central banks and supervisors has sent a shot across the bow of the investment community by signalling that climate-related risk is near the top of their agenda.
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UK's PRA is first regulator to publish supervisory statement on climate change
15 April 2019The UK's Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has become the first regulator to publish its expectations on how banks and insurers should manage climate risks.
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Carney: responsible investing will help break the tragedy of the horizon
21 March 2019Mark Carney revisited his landmark tragedy of the horizon speech, this time striking a more positive note about the "tremendous" opportunities created by the low-carbon transition, and predicting that sustainable investing will "go mainstream".
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Supervising an orderly transition
21 January 2019Why is the Bank of England increasingly focusing on climate change? Sarah Breeden explains its approach to Peter Cripps
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The 12 themes set to shape 2019
04 January 2019What are the areas to watch for responsible investing in 2019, asks Peter Cripps
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IIGCC publishes climate scenario analysis guide
22 November 2018Investors who use scenario analysis will be better equipped to respond to early warning signs, such as a rising carbon price, and take more informed investment decisions as the low-carbon transition evolves.
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BP CEO sparks row as he attacks scenario planning and divestment
12 October 2018BP chief executive Bob Dudley attacked scenario analysis as "increasingly unhelpful" and "confusing for investors", while also criticising the fossil fuel divestment movement.
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Carney launches Climate Financial Risk Forum
28 September 2018The UK's Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) is to step up its oversight of climate change after a survey revealed that only 10% of banks are treating the issue as a strategic risk.
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TCFD exceeds target of 500 supporters
26 September 2018A total of 513 organisations have now expressed support for the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), beating the secretariat's target of 500 by the end of this year.
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Investors offered tool to model low-carbon transition risk
08 June 2018A modelling tool to help investors and regulators assess how the transition to a low-carbon economy will impact the financial performance of infrastructure investments, has been launched by the ClimateWise Insurance Advisory Council.