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How the Omnibus proposal sets the foundation for a deregulation agenda
The Omnibus threatens key sustainable finance rules. Finance Watch explains what’s at stake and why protecting...
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Climate risk and insurance: a small step forward, but is it enough?
Insurance regulators all over the world are starting to take a closer look into climate risks,...
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Unprepared, the financial system will triple people’s bills for climate change
Climate impacts, uninsured costs, and failing banks: people will pay three times over for fossil finance....
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COP28: 5 reforms to bridge the climate finance gap
Ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), Finance Watch sets out 5 key reform proposals...
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Europe must harmonise its patchwork of transition plan requirements
Transition plan requirements feature in several EU laws under discussion. Policymakers should harmonize these overlapping rules...
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4 reasons why banks and insurers can’t withstand the climate crisis without extra loss-absorption capacity
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Banks do best for society when they have more capital, not less
The European Parliament’s economics committee has decided not to require banks to hold one euro in...
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4 reasons why banks and insurers can’t withstand the climate crisis without extra loss-absorption capacity
The colossal financial risks arising from the climate crisis are not business as usual. Yet, systemic...
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Climate impacts loom large on the horizon for the insurance industry
Climate risk inaction from the policymakers portrays a future of economic disorder, unaffordable coverage for ordinary...
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