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Advocates urge regulation of banks’ climate commitments to avoid greenwashing

Corporate Knights

A coalition of environmental groups is calling on the federal government to regulate climate commitments made by banks and other financial institutions to avoid greenwashing and accelerate change. . Treasury Department. .

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Christine Lagarde: Climate change and central banks – analysing, advising and acting

Environmental News Bits

Both climate change and the transition to a carbon neutral economy pose substantial challenges for the economy and the financial system, with the potential to affect growth and inflation in the short term, but also over much longer horizons. Read the full speech at BIS.

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Business-as-usual no Longer an Option for Banks

Chris Hall

Jessye Waxman, Senior Campaign Representative, Fossil-Free Finance Campaign, Sierra Club, says climate-related shareholder resolutions give banks necessary guardrails for transition financing. These claims are a misrepresentation of resolutions that simply aim to reduce banks’ exposure to climate-related risks.

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Investors to Hold US Banks and Insurers to Account on Climate

Chris Hall

AGMs to be held by Citi, Wells Fargo, and Bank of America on 25 April, and by Goldman Sachs on 26 April, are seen as key indicators of investment sentiment.

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AB: China's State-Owned Enterprises Hold Keys to Carbon Neutral

3BL Media

Understanding how SOEs fit into China’s green reform agenda can help investors identify companies that are driving change—and stand to benefit from efforts to combat climate change. Global efforts to combat climate change won’t be successful without China. The Investment Case. Engagement Goals.

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Canada is sleeping on the energy transition

Corporate Knights

At the same time, the five largest Canadian banks have provided $700 billion to the fossil fuel sector since 2015 and doubled their year-over-year financing in 2021. The government can also use other forms of economic planning to accelerate a rapid transition, combining green central banking tools with a coordinated green industrial strategy.

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“Huge Disconnect” Between Financiers and Scientists on Climate Risk  

Chris Hall

Creon Butler, Director, Global Economy and Finance Programme at think tank Chatham House, made a similar warning of a “probable sharp adjustment” this month , saying that “financial markets did not yet reflect climate risk” despite the clear severe economic and financial consequences of climate change.