Polly Bindman, Author at Life Insurance International

“There is politics, and there is business; the reality is ESG is good business” – UNEP FI’s Eric Usher

Polly Bindman — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 10:46:11 +0000

Energy Monitor talks to Eric Usher, head of the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), about the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) and the next steps for financial institutions transitioning to net zero.

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“17 hours” to save climate conference as UAE publishes new COP28 outcome

Polly Bindman — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 09:55:30 +0000

Latest draft of COP28 Global Stocktake dubbed “incoherent and dangerous” as language on fossil fuel phaseout is removed.

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Why climate stress tests are not fit for purpose

Polly Bindman — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 09:37:56 +0000

Scenarios used by central banks to conduct climate-risk stress tests have been criticised as not fit for purpose because they fail to account for severe economic shocks caused by climate “tipping points”.

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