As per IIGCC’s Climate Solutions Guidance for Listed Equities and Corporate Fixed Income, climate solutions can be defined as:
“activities, goods or services that contribute substantially to, and/or enable, emissions reductions to support decarbonisation in line with credible 1.5°C pathways towards net zero, or that contribute substantially to climate adaptation.”
NZIF recommends that investors set a quantitative objective for scaling up investments in climate solutions where possible. This is because credible net zero pathways demand a significant increase in investment in a range of activities, goods and services across sectors and technologies. IIGCC’s Climate Investment Roadmap, using the IEA NZE Scenario, estimates $126 trillion of investment in climate solutions is likely required to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement (as of April 2022).
Defined as a <10-year objective for allocation capital to climate solutions.
The guidance sets out a four-step approach:
Our supplementary climate solutions guidance can help investors identify, classify and measure allocation within listed equity and corporate fixed income, with the topic fast evolving. We do not offer recommendations on allocation or threshold levels.
To support clear and transparent disclosures and protect the integrity of climate solutions classifications, it is recommended that investors follow two core disclosure principles.