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The importance of finance to support climate action is now widely recognized, enshrined in the Paris Agreement (Article 2.1(c)). Further, non-state actors of all kinds (cities, regions, companies, and financial institutions are endeavoring to set “science-based targets”, a recognition that achieving global goals will require everyone to do their fair share of climate mitigation.

However, until now there has been no formal approach available for financial institutions to understand, measure, and set targets for how much “green” finance is required for mitigation, or how “brown” finance might need to be limited. Thus, there are both urgent ‘top-down’ (global progress tracking for the Paris Agreement) and ‘bottom-up’ (FI target setting) needs for a science-based approach to tracking financial flows in line with global policy goals—”financing roadmaps”. This report explores how such a system can be created.

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.