Climate Change

Banking, Climate Change, Net Zero Banking, Publications, Target Setting | 12 May 2026

Climate Target Setting for the Shipping Sector

This report provides an overview of how financial institutions are developing decarbonization targets for maritime shipping, a hard-to-abate sector that underpins global trade. Drawing on the Poseidon Principles and evolving net-zero frameworks, the report sets out key methodological choices for banks, including the use of carbon intensity metrics aligned with IMO trajectories, definitions of emissions scope, and approaches to portfolio coverage and data quality.

Banking, Climate Change, Net Zero Banking, Publications | 12 May 2026

Climate Target Setting for the Aviation Sector

This report provides an overview of how banks are approaching decarbonization target-setting in the aviation sector, a hard-to-abate industry with growing emissions and limited short-term alternatives for decarbonization. This practical guidance is intended to help banks develop, refine, and implement aviation-related transition strategies in line with evolving methodologies and data availability.

Banking, Climate Change, Net Zero Banking, Publications | 12 May 2026

Target Setting for Cement Portfolios

This report provides an overview of how financial institutions are developing decarbonization targets for cement, a hard-to-abate sector. It sets out key methodological choices for banks, including the use of physical emission intensity metrics, definitions of emissions scope and approaches to portfolio coverage and data quality.

Climate Change, Net Zero Export Credit Agencies Alliance, News | 11 May 2026

NZECA members reaffirm efforts to decarbonize trade at annual meeting

Members of the Net-Zero Export Credit Agencies Alliance met to review progress made by members and the alliance to date and emerging roles of export credit agencies. Members reaffirmed their ambition to decarbonize their portfolios in line with the 1.5°C goal, and marked an important milestone as Bpifrance Assurance Export announced its transition from affiliate to full member.

Adaptation Finance, Climate Change, Events, Latin America & Caribbean, Webinars | 14 April 2026

Financing climate adaptation and demonstrating its impact in Latin America and the Caribbean

According to UNEP’s latest Adaptation Gap Report, estimated annual adaptation finance needs have reached US$34 billion in Latin America and the Caribbean. To help close this gap, this session will examine how banks, insurers, development finance institutions, and investors operating across Latin America and the Caribbean can use the Adaptation and Resilience Impact Measurement Toolkit to help strengthen the business case for adaptation finance, improve transparency around adaptation outcomes, and support better decision-making.

Climate Change, Events, Net Zero Export Credit Agencies Alliance, Webinars | 27 March 2026

GHG accounting at export credit agencies and export-import banks: State of play and case studies from NZECA members

This webinar will provide insights into the emerging topic of streamlining greenhouse gases (GHG) accounting approaches among export credit agencies (ECAs) and export-import banks (ExIm banks). Speakers from leading ECAs and UNEP FI will share perspectives on their GHG accounting practices and their experience applying GHG accounting standards within the ECA context.