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PACTA: Taking the Temperature of Financial Assets

In September 2018, we introduced the Paris Agreement Capital Transition Assessment (PACTA) tool: a free software that calculates the extent to which corporate capital expenditures and industrial assets behind a given equity, bond, or lending portfolio are aligned with various climate scenarios.

Since the tool was launched on TransitionMonitor.org, more than 3,000 individuals from more than 1,800 institutions have used it to conduct over 12,000 tests. Overall, the total assets under management of financial institutions using the tools amounts to more than USD 106 trillion.

A new report summarizes the tool’s capabilities, details key figures, highlights user case studies, and maps out how we plan to enhance PACTA in the future.

Key figures

  • 3,000+ individuals from more than 1,800 institutions have used the tool to conduct over 12,000 test, with an average of 600 per month
  • Around 1,500 FIs with more than USD 106 trillion in total AuM have used the tool (Cf. Table 1)
  • Users from 90+ countries and six continents
  • 30,000+ securities covered
  • 40,000+ companies covered
  • 230,000+ energy-related physical assets covered

Funding information: The PACTA tool has received funding from the European Union’s Life programme under LIFE Action grant No. GIC/FR/00061 PACTA. PACTA has also received funding from the International Climate Initiative (IKI). The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) supports this initiative on the basis of a decision adopted by the German Bundestag. The funders are not responsible for any use that may be made of the PACTA tool and/or any information contained in this newsletter. This webpage and report reflects only the author’s view and the Agency and the Commission are not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.

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2DII today announced it is transferring stewardship of the Paris Agreement Capital Transition Assessment (PACTA) to RMI, formerly Rocky Mountain Institute. PACTA measures financial portfolios' alignment with various climate scenarios, including those consistent with the Paris Agreement. Under RMI’s stewardship, PACTA will remain a free, independent, open-source methodology and tool, and will continue to provide the financial and supervisory community with forward-looking, science-based scenario analysis to help users make climate-aligned financing decisions. RMI will invest in scaling up PACTA’s usability and applicability in day-to-day investment decisions as well as reporting requirements.

Access the full press release here: https://2degrees-investing.org/2-investing-initiative-transfers-stewardship-of-pacta-to-rmi/In the coming weeks, we will update this website with additional information. For now, please note that all contact information remains unchanged.