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Sustainability and Climate Risk Questions and Answers

Question 5

A credit loan officer at a commercial bank reviews a loan application from a company engaged in coal-fired power generation. The loan officer examines transition risks associated with the company’s business strategy.

What policy risk driver should the loan officer identify?

Options:

A.

Prices of solar photovoltaic panels have declined since 2015.

B.

Activists and advocacy organizations increasingly file lawsuits against fossil fuel-based power companies.

C.

Lending to a coal-fired power plant will hurt the bank’s public image.

D.

A government proposes legislation to mandate closure of all coal-fired power plants by 2035.

Question 6

In response to policy and technology changes, a cement manufacturer looks for new opportunities to raise profits by reducing GHG emissions. Because the cement industry accounts for a considerable percentage of global emissions, the manufacturer joins a coalition of company peers. The coalition lobbies country governments to adhere to the Paris Agreement nationally determined contributions (NDCs).

Which of the following actions does the coalition recommend?

Options:

A.

Aligned the first round of NDCs with a 2°C warming limit, followed by a second round of a 1.5°C limit.

B.

Set 2019-2022 NDCs at a smaller scale to comply with the “ratchet” mechanism.

C.

Tighten NDCs and report NDC progress every 5 years at COP meetings.

D.

Revise NDC targets annually and submit to the UN for review and approval.

Question 7

An alliance of electricity power producers examines a proposed cap-and-trade regulation that would affect most members. The alliance lobbies lawmakers to strengthen banking and borrowing provisions in the proposed regulation, allowing increased flexibility for the sector to comply with emissions limits.

What component of climate risk is the alliance directly attempting to influence?

Options:

A.

Exposure

B.

Hazards

C.

Vulnerability

D.

Drivers

Question 8

The Commissioners of Insurance for a state in the western United States recommends all insurers now report annually on climate change, using TCFD guidance.

Which of the following sectors do the commissioners correctly identify as encompassing the full scope of the TCFD recommendations?

Options:

A.

Asset managers and owners, endowments, foundations, and additional financial and non-financial organizations

B.

Asset managers and owners, endowments, foundations, and additional financial sector representatives

C.

Institutional Investors Group-based benchmarking and GRI-derived data on climate change

D.

Energy, transportation, materials and buildings, agriculture, land and forestry companies

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