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Chapter 6: Financed Emissions Fundamentals

Updated: 
May 28, 2024
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Published: 
May 28, 2024
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Module Overview

Have you ever considered the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the loans and investments of the Finance Sector? These are called financed emissions, and they play a role in today’s climate crisis. The Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) is an industry-led initiative enabling financial institutions to measure and disclose the greenhouse gas emissions of their loans and investments. In this module, we’ll cover the history of PCAF and its mission; the PCAF asset classes and principles; and why it’s so important for financial institutions to report their scope 3 financed emissions.

Learning Objectives

In this module, we'll cover:

  • The history of PCAF and its mission
  • The six current PCAF asset classes
  • PCAF principles
  • Why it's so important for financial institutions to report their scope 3 financed emissions

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