This annual report summarizes ICRRL’s work from June 2022 through June 2023.
Jeffrey FralickJuly 1, 2023
These comments were submitted to the NCUA in response to its request for information on current and future climate and natural disaster risks to federally insured credit unions, related entities, their members, and the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund. EDF and IPI support the NCUA's intention to promote safety…
This blog post introduces and discusses the "tragedy on the horizon", which has become a central concept of much climate risk discourse. Efforts to incorporate climate risk through activities like scenario analysis and target-setting have tended to focus on long-term time horizons, focusing on emissions trajectories and climate impacts that…
Ilmi GranoffMay 4, 2023
This testimony from a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing the reauthorization and reform of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) highlights the ways in which the NFIP can improve community resilience to climate change and extreme weather events. Flood insurance has a critical role to play…
Carolyn KouskyMay 2, 2023
These comments offer support and provide recommendations for the adoption of CEQ’s interim guidance, which will improve federal decision-making by ensuring that federal agencies fully and accurately account for climate change in environmental reviews as legally required under the National Environmental Policy Act.
These comments offer support and provide recommendations for the adoption of CEQ's interim guidance, which will improve federal decision-making by ensuring that federal agencies fully and accurately account for climate change in environmental reviews as legally required under the National Environmental Policy Act.
Eleonor Dyan Garcia, Romany Webb and Jessica WentzApril 10, 2023
2023 is a significant year for corporate climate disclosure rules: regulators around the world are issuing or strengthening their disclosure requirements for registered companies pertaining to sustainability and climate-related financial risk. In Europe, the European Commission plans to finalize initial reporting standards for corporate sustainability reporting by June. UK regulators…
Cynthia HanawaltMarch 28, 2023
The Sabin Center supports the Proposed Guidance as a valuable step in DFS’ effort to ensure its regulated institutions integrate climate-related financial risks into their risk management frameworks. In light of the urgency of the climate crisis, the timeline for implementation of the Proposed Guidance should be expeditious and concrete.…
Eleonor Dyan Garcia and Cynthia HanawaltMarch 20, 2023
This blog post provides an overview of the case, ClientEarth v. Shell's Board of Directors, in the context of corporate climate litigation, specifically other claims brought against Shell.
Cynthia Hanawalt and Maria Antonia TigreFebruary 15, 2023
These comments provide observations and recommendations to the Federal Acquisition Regulation Council regarding its proposal to require certain Federal contractors to disclose greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related financial risk and to set science-based targets to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
Jack Lienke and Derek SylvanFebruary 13, 2023