A new analysis from WWF reveals what progress has been made in climate-releated banking regulation and supervision in Asia Pacific nations, and how much still needs to be done.
What can Asia Pacific countries do to improve climate-related banking regulation and supervision? A team of policy experts from WWF provide the answers.
A zero-interest lending programme launched by the Bank of Japan aims to boost low-carbon projects such as geothermal and solar energy. But it faces disclosure and mandatory requirement challenges, says Sayuri Shirai of Keio University.
Mainstreaming disclosure is an essential step towards aligning China’s financial system with sustainability but is far from sufficient to guarantee a sustainable financial future, says Cheng Lin of the Beijing Institute of Finance and Sustainability.
China’s carbon emission reduction facility must provide enough of an incentive to influence lending decisions, while also supporting prudent allocation of funds, says economist Sebastian Guo.
The recent FSOC report on climate-related financial risk shows the gap between diagnosing the problem and acting to address it is significant, says Alexander Barkawi.
Current Fed Chair Jerome Powell has taken little to no action on climate change and the next Fed chair should adopt a dramatically different and proactive approach to eliminating climate risk from the US financial system, write David Arkush and …
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