Emissions
Rabobank’s shaky loans up 35% on emissions cut plans
Bank says Dutch government proposal to reduce pollution from livestock farming risks making loans unviable
LGIM’s climate modelling shows ‘point of no return’ in 2025
Cost of limiting global warming to 1.5°C will become too great for economy within 36 months
LGIM blasts ‘dangerous’ netting of short positions on carbon emitters
Netting shorts on big polluters distracts investors from task of persuading firms to slow climate change
Carbon fund increases returns by decreasing supply of permits
Europe’s emissions trading system could be a catalyst for the energy transition, but only if prices rise
Single climate risk metric ‘not realistic’, says Bank of England
Senior official argues banks and investors must weigh up multiple factors when assessing climate risk
Net zero banks playing catch-up in ECB climate review
Banks that aim to align to Paris Agreement still fall short on climate disclosures
Bitcoin’s carbon footprint rises with prices – DNB research
Total carbon emissions produced by crypto assets rose by 25% in 2020, study finds
BlackRock’s 65% of AUM accounts for 1% of global emissions
Asset manager’s absolute emissions linked to corporate securities and real estate stood at 330.7 million tons of CO2e in 2020
SMFG reports highest power sector emissions intensity
Across all systemic banks, only eight dealers disclose their GHG emissions for this field
Climate risk takes scenario analysis and stress-testing to the next level
Financial institutions are facing several challenges as they prepare for the transition risk journey that will see them evaluating their existing risk and finance solutions. Ludwig Dickens, client advisor, risk business consulting, at SAS discusses what…
Systemic banks: black boxes on green issues
Less talk and more action needed around climate disclosures linked to carbon emissions
Most G-Sibs fail to disclose financed emissions
None of the world’s top 30 banks disclose climate impact of their whole portfolio
EU’s new carbon-scoring metric bedevils investors
Buy-side risk survey 2021: Evic could have harmful consequences for green investing
BlackRock’s own reporting undermines its climate claims
Axa, Allianz and Legal & General have all cut their investments’ emissions, unlike BlackRock
TCFD backs carbon disclosure, but not temperature scores
Influential standard setter decides the implied temperature rise ‘is not ready’ for funds
Amundi, Axa urge boardroom pay cuts for climate laggards
Link remuneration to carbon-emission goals and companies will get serious, say large investors
The sticky question of Europe’s oil-ridden ESG funds
NN Investment Partners SFDR fund holds 91% of investments in oil and gas companies
Addressing competitiveness of emissions-intensive and trade-exposed sectors: a review of Alberta's carbon pricing system
This paper assesses mechanisms used under the CCIR to address competitiveness-driven carbon leakage for emissions-intensive and trade-exposed sectors with a focus on Alberta’s oil and gas industry.
BlackRock faces an early climate change test in China
The firm is the main Western investor in three of the worst emitters. It has yet to change their ways
Energy Risk Commodity Rankings: firms provide a lifeline in choppy waters
Winners of the 2021 Energy Risk Commodity Rankings supported clients in unprecedented times to be voted counterparties of choice
BNP Paribas AM turns to machine learning for carbon emissions
AI may help fund manager count emissions that companies fail to report
New Hong Kong fund rules collide with China’s poor ESG data
Under proposed rules, funds will need climate risk data from investee firms, many of them Chinese
No short answer: hedge funds hesitate on Europe’s ESG rules
SFDR sustainability calculations leave firms uncertain how short positions should be disclosed
Funds breathe out as EU regulators ease ESG data rules
Majority of mandatory indicators become optional in final draft of sustainability regulation