ESG insights by Moody’s Investors Services

The article, which was published in April 2022, is available at:

https://esg.moodys.io/insights-analysis

IPCC report underscores the urgency and opportunity of net zero

In April, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the third and final part of its sixth Assessment Report, Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change. This third report takes stock of the current trajectory of temperature rise based on global climate policies and examines various possible futures. Among its key findings are that to keep global temperature rise to 1.5°C by 2100, we must reach peak emissions by 2025, but that current policies, if not changed, would lead to a median of about 3.2°C temperature rise. Our recent analysis, unpacks the report’s implications for lenders and investors, including the risk of stranded assets in the near term, as well as the wealth of investment opportunities that comes along