EU climate change News

Banks Face Risk of Being Sued if They Don’t Stick to Their Climate Goals: ECB

Banks face the risk of being sued if they don’t stick to their climate goals or try “greenwashing” their image, a top European Central Bank (ECB) supervisor said on Thursday. Major Wall Street banks have threatened to leave United Nations …

ECB to Limit Purchases of Longer-Term Debt Issued by Climate Laggards

The European Central Bank will limit purchases of longer-term debt issued by companies that rank poorly under a new scoring system created to screen out polluters and tackle climate change. The maturity limit will cut the “longer-term exposure of the …

EU Urged to Simplify Life for Companies by Aligning Climate Reporting With Int’l Rules

The European Union should make extra time to align its policies with international rules on reporting on climate change to save time in the long run and simplify life for companies, global standard setting board said on Wednesday. That could …

ECB Climate Stress Test Highlights $71 Billion Risk for Euro Zone Banks

A sudden jump in carbon prices coupled with floods and droughts this year would lead to losses of at least 70 billion euros ($71.1 billion) for the euro zone’s largest banks, the European Central Bank said on Friday. The ECB …

Europe’s Landmark Test of Banks’ Resilience to Climate Risk Is Softer Than Expected

Europe’s landmark test of banks’ resilience to global warming was far softer than many lenders had expected, according to people familiar with the matter. Even the toughest hypothetical scenarios in the European Central Bank’s climate stress test didn’t result in …

EU Weighs Measures to Bring Financial Sector into Line with Its Climate Plans: Sources

The European Union is considering a wide range of measures to bring the bloc’s financial sector into line with its climate plans, sources who have seen a European Commission strategy paper told Reuters. The document outlines several actions including combating …

EU Prepares to Get Tougher on Asset Managers that ‘Greenwash’ Sustainable Credentials

LONDON/BRUSSELS – For money managers and advisers keen to market their sustainable investing credentials to European clients, going green is about to get a lot tougher. Under a suite of new EU finance rules due to be rolled out in …