Caroline Winchester
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Five takeaways from COP26 Finance Day
It is not by chance that the first of the COP26 themed days was Finance Day. Central to the perceived success of the UN Climate Change conference was reaching the Paris Agreement target of US$100 billion per year of funding to developing nations to address climate change. But more than that, the UK Presidency declared that to reach our climate goals, “every company, every financial firm, every bank, insurer and investor will need to change.” This will require both public finance for the development of infrastructure and private finance to fund technology and innovation, and to help turn the “billions of public money into trillions of total climate investment”.
IFoA Policy Manager Caroline Winchester was at Finance Day on Wednesday 3 November and here are her five takeaways:
Moving beyond GDP - IFoA gives evidence to Parliamentary Committee
IFoA Council member Nick Spencer gave evidence yesterday on behalf of the IFoA today to the House of Commons Environmental Audit Select Committee on their inquiry into how to align the UK’s economic goals with environmental sustainability. The committee considered alternatives to GDP, looking at how including natural and social capital might impact government, private firms, and financial institutions.
COP28: hotting up in UAE
Our Policy and Public Affairs Team explores a few important things to know ahead of COP28 in Dubai, 30 November to 12 December 2023
COP28: “A cause for optimism?”
Our Policy and Public Affairs Team explores the important developments that came out of COP28 in Dubai, 30 November to 12 December 2023
The state of global climate change: the IPPC Synthesis Report
Caroline Winchester, Policy Manager at the IFoA, discusses the findings in the latest IPCC Report
Green growth: The National Wealth Fund’s investment for a net zero future
The Chancellor’s announcement on Wednesday of an additional £3.5bn of capital for the National Wealth Fund to unlock investment in the UK’s growth and clean energy industries is great news. It will help support private investment to drive the energy transition that we need.
Help shape the future of nature-informed insurance underwriting
As nature-related risks become increasingly material to insurers and reinsurers, the PSI Climate–Nature Nexus Atlas offers an emerging framework for integrating ecosystem insights into underwriting, risk assessment and decision-making.