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Data Analytics Prize launched for student climate analytics solutions
The CGFI and Climate Investment Challenge (CIC) have partnered to launch the Data Analytics Prize. The Prize is looking for creative ways to utilise existing climate
CCC report highlights need for climate adaptation investment
The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has released a new report, “Investment for a well-adapted UK”, on the UK’s investment in climate change adaptation. The report
UK competition watchdog to ease rules on climate change action: Ben Caldecott comments
The UK competition regulator will ease the antitrust rules on climate change initiatives to tackle business concerns that collaboration on climate action could expose them
CGFI to participate in new research on biodiversity and finance
The National Environment Research Council (NERC) have announced 12 projects to explore the gaps and improve integration between the financial system and biodiversity. CGFI will
Climate Financial Risk Forum launches new climate risk guidance
The Climate Financial Risk Forum (CFRF) has published its third round of guides to help the financial sector develop its approach to addressing climate-related financial
Fintech Scotland podcast features Christophe Christiaen on fintech innovation
Christophe Christiaen, Innovation and Impact Lead at the UK CGFI, spoke to the FinTech Scotland podcast on fintech innovation with earth observation data. Listen below.
28th March – Transition Plans: what, why, when and how? 「ネットゼロ移行計画（トランジション・プラン）」に関するシンポジウム ー何を、どうして、いつ、どの様に進めるか
The Transition Plan Taskforce, together with the Japan Climate Initiative, UN Principles for Responsible Investment, ClientEarth, and the University of Oxford are hosting an event to provide participants with a primer on what Transition Plans are, why are they important, the latest regulatory and policy developments relevant to transition plans, and how this is relevant to users and preparers of transition plans in Japan.
27th February – TPT in 2023: Moving your business from pledges to plans
Join the Transition Plan Taskforce for an insightful discussion with leaders from government, regulators and business on how transition plans drive value creation for businesses across the economy.
SPI Symposium 2023: ESG data and the green transition – hindrance or help?
23rd March 2023 | London CGFI Innovation and Impact Lead Christophe Christiaen spoke at the Sustainable Policy Institute symposium 2023 on ‘ESG data and the
Climate Transition Plans for Financial Institutions and Listed Companies
7th February 2023 | London At COP26, the Chancellor announced that financial sector firms and listed companies will have to publish clear, deliverable transition plans
London CGFI Innovation Hub launch
On Monday 28th November, the UK Centre for Greening Finance and Investment (CGFI) launched its London CGFI Innovation Hub at the Royal Institution. Date Monday 28th
Fintech Talents Festival
Christophe Christaen, CGFI Innovation and Impact Lead, spoke at the Fintech Talents Festival week on“Purposeful positioning: greening the financial sector with geospatial insights”.
Co-occurring wintertime flooding and extreme wind over Europe, from daily to seasonal timescales
CGFI researchers have developed a new flood severity index, as well as examining correlations between wind and flooding in European and UK extreme weather events.
Article: Managing Risk in a More Complex World
Read Dr Nicola Ranger’s (Director, Climate and Environmental Analytics) article, featured as the foreword to an essay compendium published for the Allianz Climate Risk Award 2022.
Data Quality Considerations for Estimating Financed Emissions
Key takeaways Reporting standards’ theoretical assessment and scoring of data quality does not match the reality of “highest quality” corporate-reported emissions data, and financial institutions
Paper: Spatial finance: practical and theoretical contributions to financial analysis
An article introducing and defining the concept of ‘spatial finance’ – the integration of geospatial data and analysis into financial theory and practice – by
Blog: Green Fintech for Green Finance: Turning Theory into Practice
The Hype Cycle of Green Finance After years of growing demand for green finance and the accompanying explosion of green financial products, the industry is
Blog: To mobilise the trillions needed for climate adaptation, the world needs a common language of risk
Nicola Ranger, Director of Climate and Environmental Analytics at the Centre for Greening Finance and Investment Rowan Douglas, Insurance Development Forum and Head of Climate
