Climate-Aligned Finance 101 | March 2, 2023
Navigating the Financial Industry's Blurred Lines Between Climate Commitments and Greenwash
RMI data shows climate commitments on the rise, but ongoing criticism has brought greenwash into question.
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General | March 1, 2023
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund
RMI's response to the EPA's Request for Information on the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.
General | February 17, 2023
Five Ways to Finance Early Coal Phaseout
Financial institutions can accelerate the early closure of coal power plants while funding clean energy projects for the affected communities.
General | January 26, 2023
Financing 1.5°C: Six Trends to Watch in 2023
We expect six key trends to inform financial institutions’ climate strategy design, implementation, and reporting this year.
Firm-level Alignment | December 21, 2022
Getting Down to Business
Enabling Action and Enhancing Credibility in Net-Zero Banking Using a Portfolio-Led Approach
Sectoral Alignment | December 16, 2022
Banks Bet on Green Steel
Green steel financing commitments offer a replicable model for climate-aligned finance
Sectoral Alignment | November 23, 2022
The Right Nudge: Targeted Interventions to Accelerate the Technology Shift in Buildings
How financial institutions can help building decarbonization technologies reach key tipping points.
Sectoral Alignment | September 28, 2022
Major banks agree sustainability overhaul for US$23bn steel portfolio
Six international banks have agreed to measure and publicly disclose the carbon intensity of their steel lending portfolios, in an attempt to push an industry reliant on highly polluting coal towards net-zero emissions.
Climate-Aligned Finance 101 | September 28, 2022
Finding Signals in Noise: Transition-Relevant Data and Metrics
Banks need to prioritize efforts, actions, and finite resources to most effectively facilitate their alignment journey toward net zero. Adopting transition-relevant data and metrics to guide decision-making is a critical piece of this puzzle.
Sectoral Alignment | September 23, 2022
Global banks representing $23 billion in steel loans sign onto Sustainable STEEL Principles
Six leading banks — Citi, Crédit Agricole CIB, ING, Societe Generale, Standard Chartered, and UniCredit — will measure and disclose their steel-related loan emissions via the Sustainable STEEL Principles (SSP), the first climate-aligned finance agreement for the steel industry.
Sectoral Alignment | September 23, 2022
The Sustainable STEEL Principles: Forging a New Paradigm
The Sustainable STEEL Principles (SSP) are the turnkey solution for measuring and disclosing the alignment of steel lending portfolios with 1.5°C climate targets.