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Comment: Regulators are pushing investors on climate
17 October 2018The increasing attention of regulators bodes well for green finance, says Peter Cripps
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IIGCC urges pension funds to improve climate risk management
17 October 2018Pension funds have been urged to improve their management of climate-related risks and opportunities by a group of investors with more than €21 trillion ($24.3 trillion) in combined assets.
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Investors agree with BP - scenario analysis can be confusing!
17 October 2018Climate scenario analysis - as recommended by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) - can be "infinitely confusing", Environmental Finance's Green Equities conference heard.
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Green finance must reach beyond low carbon
16 October 2018Decarbonisation is not the final word in the pursuit of clean growth and green finance argue Bruce Howard and Sarah Jane Chimbwandira.
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EU carbon market update, 15 October 2018
15 October 2018There is no obvious reason for EU Allowance (EUA) prices to rise this week, as auction volumes increase and mild weather continues, says Louis Redshaw. But long-term hedging by utilities could boost demand.
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FCA mulls mandatory climate disclosure for financial firms
15 October 2018Financial services firms could be required to report how they manage climate risks, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) suggested in a discussion paper.
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Central banks make rallying cry for swift action on climate risk
15 October 2018The financial risks presented by climate change are “system-wide and potentially irreversible… and [these] risks call for action in the short-term to reduce impact in the long-term”, a group of some of the world’s most influential central banks and supervisors has warned.
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Nasdaq launches 'world-first' ESG index-based futures contract
15 October 2018Nasdaq claims it has launched the world's first exchange-listed futures contract based on an environmental, social and governance (ESG) index.
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Development banks eye private capital to tackle plastics pollution
15 October 2018The European Investment Bank (EIB), Agence Française de Developpement (AFD) and Germany’s KfW are joining forces to support an initiative that they hope will ‘crowd-in’ private capital to reduce plastic pollution of the oceans.
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European insurers to face climate stress tests in 2020
15 October 2018The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa) is set to include climate change and sustainability risks in its 2020 stress test for insurers.