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Prudential Regulation Authority puts action on climate risk among its top priorities for global banks in 2022

Central bank will no longer buy bonds from companies which make money from coal mining, BofE Governor Andrew Bailey announces

UK set to become first G20 nation to enshrine mandatory TCFD requirements into law from April 2022 in move that is set to impact 1,300 businesses

Dozens of peers and MPs pen letter to Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey urging him to tighten rules for fossil fuel financing ahead of pivotal COP26 Climate Summit

Our economy, environment and society are already stressed to their limits by Covid-19 and the climate emergency - now is the time for action, argues Lukasz Krebel of the New Economics Foundation

Central Bank unveils climate scenarios for scaled-back 'exploratory exercise' to test financial system's readiness for physical and transitional risks

Investment criteria set to be published this summer following consultation with industry, bank's executive director for markets confirms

Companies involved in the cash cycle pledge to slash emissions and energy use

Despite growing focus on risk disclosure and green investing, few central banks have taken concrete actions to cut off support for fossil fuels, Positive Money claims

Research led by LSE and SOAS academics argues central banks hold significant sway over the wider financial system's ability to reach net zero