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Greening Sovereign Debt Performance
This report sets out the case for moving sovereign debt markets towards the explicit valuation of natural capital, and for greater use of performance-linked instruments to deepen creditor and debtor sharing of associated risks and opportunities. Advancing these two developments would be a much needed and timely development in addressing the short-term debt crisis and […]
Read moreFossil Fuel Subsidies in Canada: Governance Implications in the Net-Zero Transition
Canada ranks highly among the developed countries that have provided government support to the fossil fuel sector, but this situation is changing. To address the climate emergency, Canada has legally committed to achieving net-zero carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. How our federal, provincial, and territorial governments spend public dollars […]
Read moreClimate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability – Summary for Policymakers
This Summary for Policymakers (SPM) presents key findings of the Working Group II (WGII) contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) of the IPCC. The report builds on the WGII contribution to the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) of the IPCC, three Special Reports , and the Working Group I (WGI) contribution to the AR6 cycle. […]
Read moreSubmission to the CSA on Proposed NI 51-107 Disclosure of Climate-related Matters
Our organization supports proposed National Instrument 51-107 Disclosure of Climate-related Matters (NI 51-107) and its alignment with the recommendations of the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). We encourage the CSA to implement mandatory disclosure of climate-related risks and opportunities as soon as possible. Our recommendations will enhance the achievement of the CSA’s objectives and […]
Read moreUsing scenario analysis to assess climate transition risk
Together with six Canadian financial institutions, the Bank of Canada and the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) developed scenarios that will help the financial sector identify, measure and disclose climate-related risks. These scenarios were not intended to be forecasts or predictions. Rather, they were specifically designed to capture a range of potential outcomes and […]
Read moreThe Global Risks Report 2022
The Global Risks Report series tracks global risks perceptions among risk experts and world leaders in business, government, and civil society. It examines risks across five categories: economic, environmental, geopolitical, societal, and technological. Every year the report also analyses key risks to explore further in deep-dive chapters—these could be risks that feature prominently on our survey, those […]
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