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In this report Mercer have used scenario analysis and have adapted their prospective investment modelling tool to consider some of the potential future climate change pathways, the impact these may have from an economic perspective and the implications for investors.

This is a series of webpages detailing the range of technologies used in the capture, transport and storage of carbon dioxide that combine in a chain to provide Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) of emissions produced from the use of fossil fuels in electricity generation and industrial processes, preventing carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere.

This paper shows how a leading Integrated Assessment Model can be used to estimate the impact of 21st century climate change on the present market value of global financial assets.

This report examines the systemic risk posed by a belated awareness about the importance of controlling emissions resulting in an abrupt implementation of quantity constraints on the use of carbon-intensive energy sources.

This paper by IEA presents an outlook for the market share of electric vehicles driven by government policy, innovation, costs and infrastructure deployment, including the levels of electric vehicle deployment in leading transition scenarios.

This report summarizes and analyzes the disclosures made through the 2016 CDP information request. It is aimed at companies facing water risks and opportunities in relation to climate change, and investors seeking to better understand how water issues might impact their portfolios.

This technical bulletin highlights findings related to climate risk arising from research conducted by SASB as part of its standards-setting process. The bulletin provides an overview of where climate-related risk is likely to be present in a typical portfolio, and what types of risk are present, along with the financial implications. It also summarizes the quality of existing disclosure on climate-related risk by SEC registrants.

This report identifies key strategies for effective board engagement that can produce tangible environmental and social impacts based on interviews conducted with dozens of corporate directors, leaders and governance experts. Corporate boards are responsible for overseeing the interests of shareholders in the long-term and have a critical role to play in championing sustainability.

This report discusses some of the most important recent developments and provides the first attempt at quantifying the uptake of carbon asset risk (CAR) assessment and management. In the past few years, CAR has gone from a fringe topic discussed primarily by NGOs to a serious consideration of some of the largest companies in the world.

This report chronicles major shifts in the financial landscape since the launch of the Carbon Asset Risk ("CAR") Initiative, launched in September 2013 by Ceres and the Carbon Tracker Initiative with support from the Global Investor Coalition.

This report identifies subsectors that are most exposed to environmental and climate related risks and how ratings have been impacted over a two-year look back period by risk. This report has been listed as a document that provides information on sectors and industries affected by climate-related risks in the TCFD Final Report Annex.

This report, together with Mercer’s associated climate risk framework, considers four climate scenarios and four climate risk factors to estimate the climate impact on potential returns. This report has been listed as a document providing information on sectors and industries affected by climate-related risks in the TCFD Final Report Annex.