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UNEP FI and IPEEC announce the G20 Global Summit on Financing Energy Efficiency, Innovation and Clean Technology
Leading financial institutions and G20 policy-makers will meet to respond to the urgency of scaling up energy efficiency investment…
Adaptation Finance
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s 6th Assessment Report outlines the stark challenges facing nature, society and the global…
Climate Success at COP24: after intense negotiations new rulebook breathes life into Paris Agreement but much more decarbonisation ambition needed
On Saturday, following two weeks marked by dramatic rhetoric and intense negotiations over legal language, close to 200 Governments bridged…
At COP24: Group of 415 investors call on world leaders to address climate change
Global investors today called on governments around the world to step up action to address climate change. 415 investors, with…
UNEP FI working with 16 global insurers to better understand risk & implement TCFD recommendations
UN Environment’s Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) announced today a partnership with 16 of the world’s largest insurers—representing around 10% of world premium and USD 5 trillion in assets under management—to develop a new generation of risk assessment tools designed to enable the insurance industry to better understand the impacts of climate change on their business. This understanding is vital for an industry whose core business is to manage risk.
400 investors launch joint global Investor Agenda for climate action
Partner organizations launch first-of-its-kind global agenda, to demonstrate and accelerate investor-led action critical to achieving goals of the Paris Agreement
TCFD Recommendations: guidance for banking industry to manage physical risks and opportunities now available
Sixteen leading banks convened by the UN Environment Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and supported by climate risk advisory firm Acclimatise, have released new methodologies that aim to help the banking industry to understand and manage the physical risks and opportunities of climate change in their loan portfolios.
288 investors with more than $26 trillion in assets call on world governments to scale up climate action to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement
QUEBEC, 4 JUNE 2018 – As leaders gather in Canada for the 2018 G7 Summit, 288 institutional investors with…
Blog: The World Is Counting on Banks To Deliver Climate Finance. Counting Their Progress Is No Easy Feat
The Portfolio Carbon Initiative – a collaboration between World Resources Institute (WRI), UNEP Finance Initiative and 2 Degrees Investing Initiative…
Webinar: Learn more about the first guidance to help the banking industry adopt the TCFD Recommendations
Sixteen banks working in collaboration with UNEP FI, risk and investment management experts, and leading scientists have recently published a jointly developed methodology that will enable banks to be more transparent about their exposure to climate-related risks and opportunities, in line with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). Join this webinar to hear more about the methodology for scenario-based assessment of risks and opportunities from the transition to a low-carbon economy.