News: climate, economy and financial stability
The latest publications from international financial institutions, gathered automatically every day. Titles are in their original language and link to the source.
- Revealed: Expensive gas behind ‘nearly 90%’ of rise in UK electricity bills
A surge in wholesale costs driven by expensive gas is responsible for nearly 90% of the rise in UK household… The post Revealed: Expensive gas behind ‘nearly 90%’ of rise in UK electricity bills appeared first on Carbon Brief .
- UNEP: Opportunity has ‘been lost’ to meet 1.5C warming limit without ‘overshoot’
A temporary breach of the 1.5C global-warming limit is now “inevitable” following “decades of insufficient climate action”, says the UN… The post UNEP: Opportunity has ‘been lost’ to meet 1.5C warming limit without ‘overshoot’ appeared first on Carbon Brief .
- Frank Elderson: Interview with Die Presse
- Q&A: Why a pivotal IPCC meeting in Ethiopia ended in ‘profound disappointment’
Countries have failed – for the sixth time running – to agree on the timeline for publishing the Intergovernmental Panel… The post Q&A: Why a pivotal IPCC meeting in Ethiopia ended in ‘profound disappointment’ appeared first on Carbon Brief .
- Central banks and macro financial stability in a fragmented global economy
The 25th BIS Annual Conference took place in Basel, Switzerland on 26 June 2026. The event brought together a distinguished group of central bank Governors, leading academics and former public officials to exchange views on the theme “Central banks and macro-financial stability in a fragmented…
- Frank Elderson: From climate and nature risks to economic resilience and competitiveness
- Basel Committee finalises measures to address window-dressing in the G-SIB framework and consults on G-SIB methodology review
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision today published final amendments to address window dressing in the G-SIB framework and a consultation on the G-SIB methodology review.
- COP17: Which countries have released new pledges to tackle nature loss?
Some 58% of countries have met a UN call to submit new pledges on addressing nature loss – two years… The post COP17: Which countries have released new pledges to tackle nature loss? appeared first on Carbon Brief .
- Regulatory reporting on profit and loss: institutions will have option to report under IAS 1 or IFRS 18
- COP17: Tracking progress towards the UN’s 2030 nature targets
Countries will meet in Armenia this month to carry out the first global review of progress towards meeting key nature… The post COP17: Tracking progress towards the UN’s 2030 nature targets appeared first on Carbon Brief .
- COP17: Developed countries ‘fall far short’ of UN targets for nature finance
The amount of finance for nature delivered to date “falls far short” of what is needed to meet the UN’s… The post COP17: Developed countries ‘fall far short’ of UN targets for nature finance appeared first on Carbon Brief .
- Global standard-setting bodies publish final report on guidance for FMIs on general business risks and general business losses
The Bank for International Settlements’ Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today published a final report on financial market infrastructures’ (FMIs) management of general business risks and general business…
- Money and the architecture of trust
Money is one of the most consequential social institutions humanity has built. Starting from the most elementary monetary act, a payment, this paper provides an account of how money works, grounded in the tradition of credit theories of money.
- Frank Elderson: Ensuring resilience in the face of uncertainty
- Basel Committee finds Australia, Japan, Korea, Switzerland compliant, and Canada, United Kingdom largely compliant with its leverage ratio framework
The Basel Committee has published assessment reports on the implementation of its leverage ratio framework (LEV) in Australia, Canada, Japan, Korea, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Australia, Japan, Korea and Switzerland are assessed as compliant; Canada and the United Kingdom are assessed as…
- Interactive: Tracking negotiating texts at the COP17 biodiversity summit
Next week, diplomats from around the world will descend on Yerevan, Armenia, to negotiate a series of decisions under the… The post Interactive: Tracking negotiating texts at the COP17 biodiversity summit appeared first on Carbon Brief .
- Factcheck: UK Conservatives double the ‘cost of net-zero’ after spreadsheet blunder
A booklet published by the UK’s opposition Conservative party includes a “cost of net-zero” that appears to have been doubled… The post Factcheck: UK Conservatives double the ‘cost of net-zero’ after spreadsheet blunder appeared first on Carbon Brief .
- Artificial intelligence and climate change: balancing innovation and sustainability
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming an increasingly important factor in the climate transition. AI can improve energy efficiency, optimise resource use, accelerate climate innovation and strengthen climate forecasting, adaptation and risk management. At the same time, the development and…
- Patrick Montagner: Interview with Les Echos
- In Conversation with Mr Martin Galstyan (Governor, Central Bank of Armenia)
- Frank Elderson: Effective supervision through timely remediation
- Basel III applicable in almost all member jurisdictions by 2027
Three quarters of the Basel Committee’s 27 member jurisdictions have now published regulations implementing the full set of Basel III standards. Almost all member jurisdictions have publicly announced that banks must apply Basel III by April 2027 or earlier. The Committee will continue to closely…
- Basel Committee meets to advance supervisory and regulatory initiatives and discuss risks and vulnerabilities to the global banking system
Exchanges experiences and views on developments in artificial intelligence for the global banking system and supervisors, modernisation efforts and implications for the Committee’s future work programme...
- International supervisory community meets to discuss the future of global bank supervision and regulation
Almost 300 central bankers and banking supervisors attended the International Conference of Banking Supervisors (ICBS) to discuss the future of supervision and the digitalisation of finance...
- Patrick Montagner: Remaining vigilant in a changing risk environment
- Pedro Machado: The exit test: why the single market in banking depends on how banks fail
- Sharon Donnery: Interview with banko.ro
- Frank Elderson: Supervisory risk appetite, efficiency and effectiveness
- Analysis: Wind and solar save UK from gas imports worth £5.9bn during Hormuz crisis
The UK has avoided the need for gas imports worth £5.9bn since the start of the Hormuz crisis as a… The post Analysis: Wind and solar save UK from gas imports worth £5.9bn during Hormuz crisis appeared first on Carbon Brief .
- Pedro Machado: Competitiveness and simplification – a common agenda for European banks
- Analysis: Lula presidency saved at least 20,000km2 of Brazilian Amazon since 2022
An area of Amazon forest roughly the size of the US state of New Jersey has remained standing due to… The post Analysis: Lula presidency saved at least 20,000km2 of Brazilian Amazon since 2022 appeared first on Carbon Brief .
- Trusted execution environments for central banks
This paper considers what TEEs can responsibly deliver for central banks, the conditions under which they are most effective and how they can be deployed without widening who must be trusted. It takes a balanced view, outlining core assurances and boundaries, highlighting implementation and…
- ‘Concerning’ low sea ice persists as Antarctic hits third-lowest winter peak
Antarctic sea ice has recorded its third-smallest winter peak extent since satellite records began 48 years ago, new data reveals.… The post ‘Concerning’ low sea ice persists as Antarctic hits third-lowest winter peak appeared first on Carbon Brief .
- Interactive: What China’s dozens of ‘five-year plans’ say about climate and energy
Almost three-quarters of the 72 five-year plans published by China this year include policies or targets related to climate change… The post Interactive: What China’s dozens of ‘five-year plans’ say about climate and energy appeared first on Carbon Brief .
- Basel III risk-based capital and leverage ratios are stable while liquidity indicators show limited movements for large internationally active banks, latest Basel III monitoring exercise shows
As of the end of 2025, Basel III risk-based capital and leverage ratios remained stable for large internationally active banks compared with June 2025.
- Pedro Machado: From going concern to gone concern: The supervision-resolution continuum after a decade of the Single Resolution Mechanism
- Claudia Buch: Digital innovation: hindrance or booster for banks’ business models?
- Guide to licence applications
- Sharon Donnery: A simpler, more usable macroprudential framework for Europe
- Sharon Donnery: One market, one rulebook: integration is Europe’s best simplification strategy
- Supervisory Banking Statistics for significant institutions - Second quarter 2026
- Global standard-setting bodies publish a toolkit for cyber resilience at FMIs and a discussion paper on FMIs’ reliance on third-party service providers
CPMI-IOSCO are seeking input from stakeholders on a cyber resilience toolkit for financial market infrastructures (FMIs) and on risks to FMIs from third-party service providers. The Cyber resilience toolkit: practical considerations for FMIs supports FMIs in strengthening their cyber resilience…
- Letter from Claudia Buch, Chair of the Supervisory Board, to Ms Maria Zacharia, MEP, on banking supervision
- List of supervised entities - Cut-off date 1 July 2026
- In Conversation with Dr Priscilla S. Muthoora Thakoor (Governor, Bank of Mauritius)
- Legal Framework for Banking Supervision Volume III
- Legal Framework for Banking Supervision Volume II
- Legal Framework for Banking Supervision Volume I
- ECB publishes results of 2026 geopolitical risk reverse stress test
- Geopolitical risk reverse stress test of euro area banks — 2026 SSM thematic stress test: final results
- Sharon Donnery: Interview with Liberal.gr
- Letter from Claudia Buch, Chair of the Supervisory Board, to Mr Nikolas Farantouris, MEP, on banking supervision
- ECB clarification on ICAAPs and ILAAPs and respective package submissions
- ECB Guide to the internal capital adequacy assessment process (ICAAP)
- In conversation with H.E. Sum Sannisith (Deputy Governor, National Bank of Cambodia)
- Frank Elderson: The green transition – benefits and barriers
- Claudia Buch: Hearing of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament
- ECB sanctions BIL for breaching ECB decision on internal models
- Global economic pressure points call for policy discipline: BIS
The sustainability of the AI boom, financial vulnerabilities and strained public finances are among pressure points facing the global economy, along with the return of inflation.
- ECB streamlines supervisory guidance to improve clarity and transparency
- In Conversation with Ms Dorota Wojnar (Head of ESG risks unit, European Banking Authority)
- In conversation with Ms. Isabela Ribeiro Damaso Maia (Head of Unit, Sustainability and International Portfolio Investors, Banco Central do Brasil)
- In conversation with Ms Signe Krogstrup (Governor, Danmarks Nationalbank)
- In Conversation with Mr. David L. Kalyango (Executive Director Supervision and Regulation, Bank of Uganda)
- NGFS COP30 Declaration Launch – The Economic Cost of Climate Inaction
No items for this selection yet.
Sources: Financial Stability Board : publications · Financial Stability Board : communiqués · Banque des règlements internationaux : communiqués · Banque des règlements internationaux : BIS Papers · BCE, supervision bancaire : communiqués · Carbon Brief (science et politique climatiques) · BCE, supervision bancaire : publications · NGFS : actualités · NGFS : communiqués · NGFS : publications. The “Climate and finance” label is automatic, based on keywords in the title and summary.