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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.
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Could blockchain save the planet?
24 April 2018Cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin, are notoriously energy-intensive. But the blockchain technology they rely on could give a boost to environmental markets, experts believe. Graham Cooper reports.
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TCFD targets 500 backers before autumn
19 April 2018The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) secretariat has set a goal for 500 companies to commit this year to implement the recommendations, and has the backing of the Governor of England, according to Bloomberg.
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EBRD working group to present TCFD physical risk guidance
19 April 2018A working group to advance the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD)'s guidance on physical climate risk will present its findings next month.
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Natural catastrophes in 2017 hit insurers hard
10 April 2018Insured losses arising from natural disasters soared to $138 billion last year, almost three-times as much as in 2016 and far higher than the average of the past 10 years, according to Swiss Re.
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Banque de France calls for 'brown penalising factor'
09 April 2018The idea of raising capital requirements on assets with high sustainability risks, by means of a so-called 'brown penalising factor', has won support from François Villeroy de Galhau, governor of the Banque de France.
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Banking on a changing climate?
05 April 2018Climate change poses a significant threat to banks. How big is their exposure to climate risks, and what are they doing to mitigate them, asks Peter Cripps
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Climate-related disclosure: a new dawn
21 March 2018Numerous developments are helping to drive improvements in corporate reporting of non-financial issues and to raise investor expectations, says Adams Koshy.