Climate change risks News

Australian Pension Fund Agrees to Settle Landmark Climate Risk Litigation

SYDNEY — One of Australia’s largest pension funds on Monday agreed to settle a landmark climate risk litigation filed by a 25-year-old member who alleged it was failing to protect his retirement savings against climate change. REST acknowledged in a …

More Firms Need to Disclose Potential Financial Hit from Climate Change: Regulator

Too few companies specify their prospective financial hit from climate change under a voluntary global disclosure code that needs wider backing from asset managers and others to be fully effective, a global regulatory body said on Thursday. Climate change can …

Bank of England to Require Company Disclosures on Climate Risks

Current rules on company disclosures to help markets price in risks from climate change will become mandatory, a senior Bank of England official said on Friday. It is the latest push in the financial sector to harmonize standards globally so …

Rooke Appointed Director of Climate Transition Risk at Willis Towers Watson

Willis Towers Watson, the global advisory, broking and solutions company, announced the appointment of Tony Rooke as director of Climate Transition Risk in the organization’s Climate and Resilience Hub (CRH). With many government’s announcing net-zero carbon targets to align with …

Inconsistent Data Hinders Climate Risk Comparisons for Insurers, Banks: Regulator

Comparing how banks and insurers from different countries cope with climate change is being hampered by a lack of consistent data, the Financial Stability Board said on Wednesday. Regulators are asking financial firms to gauge “physical” and “transition” risks from …

UK Insurers, Banks Must Be Ready to Manage Climate Risks by End of 2021: BoE

Banks and insurers in Britain must implement by the end of 2021 plans they have drawn up to deal with risks to their businesses from climate change, the Bank of England (BoE) said on Wednesday. The BoE previously told firms …

Bank of England Tells Insurers, Banks to Continue Analyses of Impact of Climate Risk

The Bank of England (BoE) has told banks and insurers to press ahead with analyzing the impact of climate change on their operations, saying that guidance published on Monday would be followed by targets next year. The guide drawn up …

Grounded Airplanes at Risk from Asia’s Tropical Storm Season, Industry Experts Warn

Airlines, airports and insurers across Asia are bracing for the prospect of unusually high damage as the region’s tropical storm season begins, as hundreds of aircraft grounded by the coronavirus pandemic can’t be moved easily. Major airports in storm-vulnerable regions …

Bank of England’s Carney Warns Investors to Get Serious About Climate Change

In a world facing a climate crisis, investors need to start taking account of carbon emissions and rising temperatures in their decisions, according to Bank of England Governor Mark Carney. The shift in thinking will be key to the industry’s …

Financial Services Firms Risk $1 Trillion in Losses from Climate Change: Report

The world’s financial services sector risks losses of up to $1 trillion if it fails to respond quickly to climate change and is hit by policy shifts such as the introduction of a carbon tax, a new report shows. The …