Response to the call for evidence made as part of the Independent Review of Net Zero commissioned by the UK's Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Read more
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Net zero transition plans can provide an additional dynamic instrument for financial supervisors to assess and address financial risks. This report provides steps towards incorporating transition plans into prudential supervision. Read more
As climate negotiations commence in Egypt at COP27, the outlook for securing commitments that rise to the global challenge has worsened. Bob Ward outlines the latest climate assessments from the lead-up to the summit and the urgency of delivering the finance required for climate action. Read more
This report of the Independent High-Level Expert Group on Climate Finance provides a framework for delivering finance for climate action, following the comprehensive approach embodied in the Paris Agreement and UNFCCC. Read more
This explainer summarises the impacts India is facing as a result of climate change, its domestic policies and international climate commitments and diplomacy. Read more
With a new Prime Minister in Number 10, Nick Stern argues that public policy must be based on the recognition that private markets will be the primary drivers of investment and innovation to power change in the UK towards a clean, resilient and inclusive economy. Now the Government needs to create the right conditions for private finance as it works towards its complementary objectives of growth, net zero and levelling up. Read more
This report provides guidance to financial Institutions on how they can incorporate the social dimension of climate action – the just transition – into their net zero transition plans. Read more
This news article considers recent analysis on how companies are doing when it comes to setting credible net-zero targets. Read more
A rumoured plan from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to dramatically restrict solar panels on farmland in the UK will not help food security – which is threatened far more by climate change – let alone energy security, and is at odds with the Government’s Net Zero Strategy. The UK should be seeking to invest and innovate in ‘Agri-PV’ schemes instead, writes Leo Mercer. Read more
