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Climate transition plans are the link between international climate goals and the climate-related activities of individualentities – governments, cities, non-financial companies, and financial institutions. Maintaining a 50% chance to keep global warming under 1.5°C requires emissions stay below 500 GtCO2 after January 1st 2020, a volume that will likely be [...]
Reclaim Finance assessed the policies and practice of 30 asset managers at the 2023 AGMs of 75 fossil fuel companies in their portfolios. Their votes on Say on Climate, climate-related shareholder resolutions, re-election of board members, remuneration and financial statements were all assessed as well as proxy voting policies. [...]
Since 2021, Europe has known a period of high inflation. Breaking off decades of accommodating monetary policy designed to raise inflation to its 2% target, the European Central Bank (ECB) raised interest rates throughout 2022 and 2023 in the hope of bringing down inflation that was not forecasted to [...]
Keeping the 1.5°C climate target within reach requires decarbonizing the economy as a whole. So far, the principal efforts made by financial institutions to support the move away from fossil fuel dependency have been directed at the supply side and, to some extent, power generation. On the other hand, [...]
As a cornerstone of global finance, the bond market has a profound impact on the direction of industries and economies. Mobilizing it to fight climate change is essential; first and foremost so bonds are no longer used as piggy banks for the world’s most polluting companies. In 2023, Reclaim [...]
In May 2021, Total became TotalEnergies, a “multi-energy company“ with the ambition of being a major player in the energy transition. At least, this is what its CEO Patrick Pouyanné is trying to convince people of by positioning TotalEnergies as a responsible and socially acceptable partner, customer and employer, [...]
In the context of urgent climate action, the role of financial institutions is key in supporting the transformation of the biggest emitters and keeping global warming below 1.5°C. Stewardship is one of the tools at their disposal: by using their position as financial supports of the economy, they can [...]
This report takes a deep dive into the policies and practices of 30 big asset managers. The aim of our research is to provide an assessment  of  how  these  firms  manage  climate risk, assessing whether their activities are aggravating the climate crisis and therefore other associated systemic risks.  The [...]