UK banks tested on climate crisis risks

BBC, 08 June 2021

The Bank of England has announced it will examine the risks rising temperatures and sea levels could pose for the UK's big banks and insurers. It will put 19 firms through stress tests involving three climate scenarios projected over the next 30 years. The scenarios will be based on average temperature increases and changes in weather patterns. The Bank believes the tests will help it understand…

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