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It encourages organizations to shift their funds toward financial institutions with robust climate commitments and identifies specific French institutions that limit their support for fossil fuel expansion.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"reclfin-000329#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Bank deposits are a critical resource that enables financial institutions to fund the real economy; therefore, selecting banks with strong climate commitments helps direct capital toward sustainable economic models.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"reclfin-000329#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Asset managers and insurers influence the financing conditions of the entities they invest in through the management of cash, employee savings, and insurance premiums, giving them the power to either support or restrict the funding of highly polluting activities.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"reclfin-000329#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Several financial institutions have adopted policies to limit their support for the expansion of fossil fuels, including La Banque Postale, Crédit Coopératif, Crédit Mutuel Arkéa, Crédit Mutuel, and La Nef.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"reclfin-000329#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["decarbonization","climate finance","fossil fuel","insurance"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["guide"]},{"id":"rmi-000598","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/rmi-000598","title":"Recalibrating the Role of Insurance in Resilience","publisher":{"name":"RMI","organization":"rmi"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2026-06-24","source_url":"https://rmi.org/resources/recalibrating-the-role-of-insurance-in-resilience/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document examines the evolving role of the insurance sector from merely absorbing financial losses to actively supporting the adoption of resilience solutions. 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It identifies critical structural, market, and modelling limits that undermine the industry's ability to absorb systemic risk, noting a trend toward 'un-insurability' in high-risk regions. The author argues that without a shift from simple risk transfer to a stewardship model integrated with long-term adaptation and public-private coordination, the sector may amplify rather than stabilize economic volatility.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002343#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Traditional insurance and reinsurance mechanisms are struggling to manage climate risks because climate change creates systemic, compounding, and cross-sectoral shocks that violate the core insurance principle of risk diversification, where losses are expected to be independent.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002343#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is an emerging trend of 'un-insurability' where private insurers withdraw from high-risk geographies, such as wildfire-prone areas of California and flood-prone regions of Europe, leading to wider protection gaps and higher capital costs for businesses.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002343#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Current risk modelling is fundamentally limited by a heavy reliance on historical data, which fails to account for unprecedented climate extremes and the 'tails' of probability distributions, leading to the systematic underpricing of systemic risk.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002343#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Insurance coverage is too narrowly focused on direct physical asset damage, leaving a significant 'blind spot' regarding the human dimension of supply chains, specifically climate-related health, productivity, and mental health impacts on the workforce.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002343#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The structural design of the insurance industry, characterized by annual underwriting and pricing cycles, is incompatible with the multi-decadal nature of climate risk, which discourages long-term resilience investments and erodes client trust.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002343#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Innovative tools like parametric insurance and Contingent Business Interruption (CBI) cover are limited by rigid payout triggers, 'basis risk' (where payouts don't trigger despite actual losses), and a lack of visibility into multi-tier supplier networks.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002343#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Insurance can shift from a stabilizer to a risk amplifier if the loss of insurability triggers a macro-financial pathway where assets become harder to finance, refinance, or sell, thereby tightening credit conditions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002343#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The increase in insured losses is driven not only by intensifying hazards but also by the continued accumulation of high-value assets in hazard-prone areas and policy distortions that suppress risk-based pricing signals.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002343#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["insurance","climate change adaptation","climate finance"],"geography_discussed":["Europe","Germany","Belgium","Panama","Brazil","Argentina","Southeast Asia","Morocco","Russia","Belarus","Canada","United States","People's Republic of China","Myanmar","Democratic Republic of the Congo","Southern Africa","North Africa","Chile","California","Florida","Australia","Madagascar"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["strategic analysis","literature review","expert consultation"]},{"id":"reclfin-000124","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/reclfin-000124","title":"Calcasieu Pass LNG : pourquoi la politique climat d’AXA est insuffisante","publisher":{"name":"Reclaim Finance","organization":"reclaim-finance"},"document_type":"statement","language":"fr","date_published":"2025-11-20","source_url":"https://reclaimfinance.org/site/2025/11/20/calcasieu-pass-lng-pourquoi-la-politique-climat-daxa-est-insuffisante/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"Reclaim Finance criticizes AXA for insuring the Calcasieu Pass LNG terminal in Louisiana, arguing that this contradicts AXA's stated commitments to reduce support for shale gas. 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Reclaim Finance asserts that this inconsistency undermines the group's climate credibility and calls for an immediate alignment of Amundi's policies with the group's stated transition goals.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"reclfin-000592#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Crédit Agricole CIB stopped facilitating conventional bond issuances for the oil and gas sector in May 2024, but this policy was not extended to its insurance or asset management activities.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"reclfin-000592#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Amundi invested 300 million euros in 80 bonds issued in 2024 and 2025 by companies developing new coal, oil, or gas projects, most of which were avoided by Crédit Agricole CIB.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"reclfin-000592#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The majority of these fossil fuel investments were made through Amundi's 'actively managed' funds, where the firm directly selects the securities.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"reclfin-000592#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Amundi's fossil fuel policies are described as insufficient, with coal exclusions containing 'important loopholes' and oil and gas policies remaining unchanged since 2021.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"reclfin-000592#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report highlights a systemic link where Crédit Agricole and LCL customers are offered savings and insurance products managed by Amundi, potentially exposing them to fossil fuel expansion.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"reclfin-000592#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate finance","coal","petroleum industry","insurance"],"geography_discussed":["Australia","South Africa","Canada","Russia","Kazakhstan","Uganda","Tanzania","Mozambique","Papua New Guinea","Europe"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["corporate policy analysis","financial portfolio screening"]},{"id":"sei-000225","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/sei-000225","title":"Cascading hydroclimatic hazard impacts","publisher":{"name":"Stockholm Environment Institute","organization":"stockholm-environment-institute"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2025-09-26","source_url":"https://www.sei.org/publications/cascading-hydroclimatic-hazard-impacts/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The study uses an integrated approach combining hydroclimatic hazard impact and supply-driven input-output models to estimate damages to Sweden's food, electricity, and water supply. 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It highlights a systemic failure where the US government is dismantling essential safety agencies and forecasting tools, while insurance companies profit from fossil fuel investments while withdrawing coverage from vulnerable homeowners. 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Specific gaps in tracking include finance from private equity and venture capital for early-stage companies, adaptation-focused SMEs, insurance premiums for resilient construction, consumer spending, and corporate balance sheet finance.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000971#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The implementation of a new computational framework and bespoke taxonomy increased the annual average tracked private adaptation finance for the 2019-2022 period from USD 1.0 billion to USD 4.7 billion. The most significant improvements in data capture were seen for corporations, individuals/households, commercial financial institutions, and asset managers.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000971#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The new tracking methodology categorizes finance by the likelihood of adaptation relevance: 5% is classified as high likelihood, 79% as medium likelihood, and 16% as low likelihood. 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It tags activities based on criteria including gender relevance, cities relevance, mitigation co-benefits, and the specific climate hazards addressed.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000971#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The data process utilizes a six-step approach involving data scoping, collection, tagging, the development of a supervised large language model (LLM) classifier to categorize entities as adaptation, mitigation, or dual-purpose, taxonomy mapping, and final analysis.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000971#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["adaptation finace","private investment","maladaptation","climate risk","insurance"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["methodological report","financial analysis"]},{"id":"reclfin-000127","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/reclfin-000127","title":"In response to climate deniers, insurers must step up climate action","publisher":{"name":"Reclaim Finance","organization":"reclaim-finance"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":"2023-06-07","source_url":"https://reclaimfinance.org/site/en/2023/06/07/in-response-to-climate-deniers-insurers-must-step-up-climate-action/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document addresses the mass exit of insurers from the Net Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA) following threats of antitrust legal action from 23 US state attorneys general. It asserts that climate change is already destabilizing the insurance business model through soaring catastrophe losses, particularly in North America, and urges insurers to stop funding climate-denying politicians and phase out fossil fuel support.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"reclfin-000127#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"As of June 5, 17 companies have resigned from the Net Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA), reducing the alliance to less than half its size at the start of the year. This exodus includes founding members AXA, Allianz, Munich Re, SCOR, Swiss Re, and Zurich, leaving only Aviva and Generali from the original founding group of large European re/insurers.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"reclfin-000127#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The resignations were triggered by a letter from 23 right-wing US state attorneys general who threatened NZIA members with antitrust legal action, accusing them of pursuing an \"activist climate agenda\" and linking their actions to high inflation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"reclfin-000127#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Climate-driven natural catastrophes are increasing insurance costs and making certain regions uninsurable. Global natural catastrophe insured losses have grown at an annual rate of 5-7% since the early 1990s, averaging $100 billion over the last five years, with 71% of these losses occurring in North America.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"reclfin-000127#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In response to rising risks, insurers are hiking prices and exiting markets; specifically, two major home insurers have left California due to wildfire risks, and the Florida homeowners insurance market is described as being in a state of crisis.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"reclfin-000127#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The document calls for the insurance industry to stop donating to climate-denying politicians, lobby for climate action, and phase out fossil fuels from investment and insurance portfolios to align with low/no overshoot 1.5°C pathways.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"reclfin-000127#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["Net-zero emissions","climate finance","fossil-fuel divestment","insurance","climate change litigation"],"geography_discussed":["United States","North America","California","Florida","European Union","United Kingdom"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","advocacy"]},{"id":"napglob-000253","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/napglob-000253","title":"Addressing Loss and Damage: What can we learn from countries’ National Adaptation Plans?","publisher":{"name":"NAP Global Network","organization":"nap-global-network"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2023-05","source_url":"https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/napgn-en-2023-addressing-loss-damage.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report analyzes 41 multisectoral National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) to explore their role in managing loss and damage. It finds that while nearly half of NAPs explicitly mention loss and damage and almost all incorporate disaster risk management, there are significant gaps in addressing non-economic losses and irreversible impacts. The authors argue that NAPs are essential tools for minimizing loss and damage and recommend that international funding and planning for loss and damage build upon existing NAP risk assessments and institutional frameworks.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000253#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Approximately 49% of the reviewed NAP documents make direct references to loss and damage, with a higher prevalence in documents submitted in 2021 and 2022 and among Small Island Developing States.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000253#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Disaster risk management (DRM) is nearly universal in NAPs, with 95% of documents mentioning DRM or disaster risk reduction (DRR), though only 10% explicitly refer to comprehensive risk management (CRM).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000253#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"DRM actions within NAPs are heavily skewed toward ex-ante measures like risk assessment and early warning systems, while ex-post actions such as disaster response and recovery are less common.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000253#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"While the specific term 'slow-onset events' is used by only 17% of countries, 100% of the reviewed NAPs mention at least one specific slow-onset event, such as sea level rise or increasing temperatures.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000253#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Permanent human mobility, including displacement and resettlement, is addressed in only about 40% of NAPs, despite a higher percentage of documents mentioning mobility in general terms.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000253#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Non-economic losses are rarely addressed, appearing in only 29% of NAPs, with the loss of cultural heritage being the most frequently cited issue.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000253#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"NAP documents generally lack detailed analysis of scenarios that exceed the limits of adaptation, leaving a gap in the assessment of existential threats and irreversible impacts.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000253#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["loss and damage","national adaptation plan","disaster risk reduction","climate finance","climate justice","early warning system","insurance","ecosystem-based adaptation"],"geography_discussed":["Saint Lucia","Suriname","Tonga","Timor-Leste","Kiribati","Kenya","Madagascar","Sierra Leone","Albania","Cape Verde","Sri Lanka","Peru","Bosnia and Herzegovina","Liberia","Central African Republic","Togo","Brazil","Cameroon","Benin","Saint Vincent and the Grenadines","Palestine","Nepal"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["document review","qualitative analysis","stakeholder interviews"]},{"id":"reclfin-000228","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/reclfin-000228","title":"la transition n'arrivera pas avec de nouveaux champs gaziers et terminaux de gnl","publisher":{"name":"Reclaim Finance","organization":"reclaim-finance"},"document_type":"statement","language":"fr","date_published":"2023-04-26","source_url":"https://reclaimfinance.org/site/2023/04/26/la-transition-narrivera-pas-avec-de-nouveaux-champs-gaziers-et-terminaux-de-gnl/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"Reclaim Finance calls on AXA to align its insurance and reinsurance policies with the IEA's Net Zero by 2050 scenario. The organization demands that AXA exclude new oil and gas fields, remove exceptions for companies claiming to be \"in transition,\" and cease coverage for new LNG terminals and coal infrastructure in reinsurance treaties.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"reclfin-000228#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Reclaim Finance argues that AXA's current policy is scientifically unsound because it allows companies that are still developing new oil and gas projects to be classified as being \"in transition.\"","ai_generated":true,"unit":"reclfin-000228#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The document cites the International Energy Agency's (IEA) Net Zero by 2050 scenario, which mandates an end to the development of new oil and gas fields and new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals, regardless of the war in Ukraine.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"reclfin-000228#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Reclaim Finance requests that AXA extend its existing coal exclusions to its reinsurance treaties, specifically targeting portfolios linked to new coal mines, thermal power plants, and coal infrastructure, noting this affects approximately 3% of AXA's group turnover via AXA XL.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"reclfin-000228#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The organization notes that other major industry players, including Allianz, Swiss Re, Munich Re, and Hannover Re, have already committed to not covering new oil and gas fields as part of their net zero goals.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"reclfin-000228#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["liquefied natural gas","coal","insurance","Net-zero emissions","climate finance","greenhouse gas emissions"],"geography_discussed":["Ukraine"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy recommendation"]},{"id":"reclfin-000227","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/reclfin-000227","title":"Net-Zero Insurance Alliance’s target-setting protocol is a frustrating step backwards","publisher":{"name":"Reclaim Finance","organization":"reclaim-finance"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":"2023-01-18","source_url":"https://reclaimfinance.org/site/en/2023/01/18/net-zero-insurance-alliances-target-setting-protocol-is-a-frustrating-step-backwards/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA) released its first Target-Setting Protocol on January 17, 2023. Reclaim Finance argues the protocol is a 'step backward' compared to other GFANZ alliances and IPCC guidelines. Key criticisms include a low minimum emission reduction target of 34% CO2e by 2030, the failure to explicitly address fossil fuel expansion, and the exclusion of treaty reinsurance and certain construction insurance from its scope. While the document notes the positive exclusion of carbon offsets from targets, it calls for the NZIA to accelerate its protocol update from late 2024 to the end of 2023.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"reclfin-000227#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The NZIA Target-Setting Protocol is criticized for a lack of urgency and ambition, allowing members to delay setting comprehensive targets across all categories—including emission reductions—until July 2024, with initial targets in only one category due by July 2023.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"reclfin-000227#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The protocol's minimum emission reduction requirement of 34% for CO2-equivalent in underwriting portfolios is deemed insufficient when compared to the IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report, which specifies a 45% cut in CO2e and a 50% cut in CO2 between 2019 and 2030 for 1.5° pathways.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"reclfin-000227#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The protocol contains significant gaps regarding fossil fuels, failing to mention the cessation of coal financing or the need to address oil and gas emissions, with the term \"fossil fuels\" appearing only in a footnote.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"reclfin-000227#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Several critical business areas are excluded from the protocol's scope, including treaty reinsurance, surety bonds, and \"Construction/Erection All Risk\" insurance, which the author claims allows insurers to support fossil fuel expansion while claiming net-zero commitment.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"reclfin-000227#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The protocol is noted for two positive elements: requiring that physical intensity metrics result in absolute reductions of at least 34%, and prohibiting the use of carbon offsets to meet targets.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"reclfin-000227#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["Net-zero emissions","insurance","fossil fuel","coal","petroleum industry","greenhouse gas emissions","Scope 3","carbon offset","climate finance"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy critique"]},{"id":"fsdafri-000211","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/fsdafri-000211","title":"BimaLab West Africa","publisher":{"name":"FSD Africa","organization":"fsd-africa"},"document_type":"fact sheet","language":"en","date_published":"2022-10","source_url":"https://fsdafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Risk-Resilience-BimaLab-West-Africa.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"BimaLab West Africa is an initiative supported by FSD Africa and hosted by insurance regulators to create an Insurtech ecosystem. The program aims to extend insurance access to underserved communities, provide regulatory support for innovators, and bridge the protection gap. Between 2021 and 2022, the program accelerated 20 insurtechs and saw 20 solutions pitched to investors, with three winners receiving £51,000 from GIZ.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fsdafri-000211#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The BimaLab program aims to develop an Insurtech ecosystem to address financial inclusion and the protection gap by fostering innovation for underserved communities and providing a supportive regulatory environment for entrepreneurs.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fsdafri-000211#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"During the 2021-2022 period, the program accelerated 20 insurtech companies and facilitated 20 solution pitches to corporate partners, insurance companies, and investors. 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In Kenya, four insurance companies (Sanlam, APA, ICEA Lion, and Mayfair) have committed as founding members, and engagement with the regulator is positive. In Ethiopia, the programme has engaged with 13 of 18 insurance companies and plans a gap analysis with the national regulator.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fsdafri-000213#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The programme seeks to mobilise African risk capital to de-risk renewable energy development, specifically by creating a joint underwriting facility to cover early-stage geothermal drilling risks, with the intent to eventually expand to other climate mitigation and adaptation risks in Africa.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fsdafri-000213#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In Kenya, the facility has secured commitments from four founding member companies—Sanlam, APA, ICEA Lion (the lead), and Mayfair—and is working with the regulator to institute the underwriting facility and a reinsurance vehicle managed by Parhelion.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fsdafri-000213#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Initial engagement in Ethiopia involved an event on 20 May attended by 13 of 18 insurance companies, representing 80% of the market, and a gap analysis with the Ethiopian regulator is scheduled for the current quarter.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fsdafri-000213#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["geothermal energy","renewable energy","climate finance","insurance","climate change mitigation","climate change adaptation"],"geography_discussed":["Africa","East Africa"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["programme update"]},{"id":"gem-000243","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/gem-000243","title":"Opacity and Accountability: The Hidden Financial Pipelines Supporting New Coal","publisher":{"name":"Global Energy Monitor","organization":"global-energy-monitor"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2022-10","source_url":"https://globalenergymonitor.org/sites/default/files/migration/reports/Opacity-and-accountability-GEM-Oct2022_11.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report reveals that while designated project-specific funding for coal has declined, general corporate financing remains the primary driver of new coal infrastructure. It highlights a gap between the public net-zero commitments of many financial institutions and their actual lending practices, noting that many 'coal exclusion' policies contain loopholes that allow continued support for coal developers. The document provides data on the shrinking coal pipeline and identifies specific banks and asset managers that continue to provide loans, underwriting, or equity to companies building new coal plants and mines.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000243#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The global pipeline for new coal power capacity has decreased significantly from 1,553 GW in 2015 to 280 GW in pre-construction and 176 GW in construction as of January 2022.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000243#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"General corporate funding is the dominant source of finance for new coal, far exceeding designated project funding. Between 2012 and 2021, only about US$174 billion of the estimated US$844 billion spent on coal plant construction was identified as designated project support.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000243#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Many financial institutions have 'hollow' coal exclusion policies that fail to stop the flow of capital because they do not restrict general corporate funding to companies developing new coal projects. As of September 2022, only 26 of 300 analyzed financial institution coal policies were considered robust.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000243#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Members of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) and Net-Zero Asset Managers Initiative continue to provide substantial support to coal developers. 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