Meet Biden climate team
Biden Introduces His Climate Team nytimes.com/2020/12/19/clima…
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"Central banks and supervisors have made a strong commitment to ensuring that financial intermediaries –first among them banks and insurers– take better account of climate-related financial risks" - D. Beau (Deputy Governor @banquedefrance)
▶ Read more: acpr.banque-france.fr/sites/…
Ed’wcellent news for the planet too
Democrats win control of US Senate after two improbable wins in Georgia, making it easier for new president Joe Biden to advance agenda bbc.in/2XjXmJs
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Christine Lagarde is expected to make the European Central Bank a pioneer in fighting climate change. Economists surveyed by the FT anticipate a reduction in purchases of bonds issued by big carbon emitters. @MAmdorsky explains. #ClimateCrisis on.ft.com/2MnTZyV
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6 days until the Climate Ambition Summit!
The summit will provide a platform for leaders to come #TogetherForOurPlanet to commit the finance needed to accelerate #ClimateAction
Today's focus is...🥁
📈 Finance
More on the #COP26 Finance Campaign:
👉 bit.ly/3lig5i1
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Huge, genuinely era-shaping news out today. The Paris Agreement is working. Latest pledges would put world on track for 2.1C of warming. Five years ago the trajectory was 2.7C to 3.7C. businessgreen.com/news/40242…
Barclays moving along its Net Zero carbon strategy
BlueTrack: Barclays debuts new dashboard to track progress towards net zero portfolio businessgreen.com/4024146/ via @businessgreen
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Climate change and environmental degradation will increasingly affect banks’ balance sheets. The ECB is therefore stepping up its efforts and scrutiny to strengthen banks’ resilience against related risks. Read more in the Supervision Newsletter bankingsupervision.europa.eu…
Sone more work needed to assess properly and agree on CO2 emissions by sector.
'Tip of the iceberg': Aviation emissions three times larger than current estimates, scientists warn businessgreen.com/4023999/ via @businessgreen
Good conference to attend
🗓️ #Savethedate - Online conference on “#GreenFinance Research Advances” on December 9th co-organized by the Banque de France and @LouisBachelier, with the participation of @I4CE_ & @FinForTomorrow.
More info & registration 👉 bit.ly/3kcgL8l
Interesting, in the interim for a PM in Australia to make a national commitment!
Australia’s largest financial companies are targeting net-zero emissions by 2050: “There is an urgent imperative for Australia’s finance sector to act to remain globally competitive in a world increasingly prioritizing a sustainable economy” bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @business
The debate is heating up on economic impact of Net 0 initiative on economy.
We need models and quantitative analysis to have a rational discussion.
Business groups clash over EU’s 2030 climate goal euractiv.com/section/energy-… @AndersWijkman @Supermiljoblogg @ClimateBonds @bankers4climate @ClimateGroup @svanteaxelsson @CDP_PaulS @jonsnowC4 @miljotweets @PLarshans @andersegelrud @mattiasgoldmann #LeadershipMatters
CFTC on board with active regulation on that matter
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Good summary data and graph about emissions concentration and covid stimulus packages usage
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'A good starting point': The green economy reacts to the government's 10 point plan businessgreen.com/news-analy…
Good example of bank role in the transition
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At this stage, most of us are aware now, it is about solutions.
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"We will never have perfect information on the risks of climate change, but we do know that climate change holds far-reaching implications for New Zealand’s financial system" - Adrian Orr (Governor @ReserveBankofNZ)
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