Tools
Who wants what at COP30: Interactive table
Carbon Brief's interactive table was created to track parties' positions on key negotiation points at the summit, analysing nearly 100 submissions to provide information at a glance. Topics include adaptation, Baku to Belém roadmap, and response measures.
Scaling Finance for Nature: A primer on what financial institutions are doing today
The Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) has released a new primer showing how financial institutions can help drive nature recovery and ‘green finance’ not just to reduce harm but to restore nature to no net loss. The primer highlights one essential prerequisite and four key levers of change, brought to life through real-world examples already making an impact.
SBTi launched the Financial Institutions Net-Zero Standard
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has introduced its first Financial Institutions Net-Zero Standard - a science-driven, credible framework designed to help financial institutions align their portfolios with pathways that limit global warming and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. The guidance below offers insights to support board-level decision-making on setting credible targets and strengthening strategic governance for transition planning.
A4S: Aligning financial planning and transition planning
Accounting for Sustainability (A4S) has published a new guide designed to help organisations bring their financial planning and transition planning into closer alignment. The resource provides finance and sustainability teams with practical tools to bridge ambition and implementation, ensuring that climate and transition goals are embedded within core financial processes.
The A4S Transition Finance Playbook
Accounting for Sustainability (A4S), in partnership with the Institute for Sustainable Finance (ISF) and leading asset owners and asset managers, have developed a practical guide for financial institutions to scaling transition finance. The guide aims to equip decision-makers across the financial sector with the tools to grasp the urgency of the transition, adopt leading practices in sustainable investment, and accelerate the flow of capital toward climate-aligned finance.
NGFS Short-Term Climate Scenarios for Central Banks and Supervisors
In May 2025, the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) has released the first vintage of short-term scenarios - a tool for analysing the potential near-term impacts of climate policies and climate change on financial stability and economic resilience.
CGI carbon pricing navigator
Seeking Impact: Using theories of change to assess and guide corporate climate action — Guidance for boards
Using theories of change to drive impact from the boardroom. Simon Glynn of Zero Ideas introduces new report 'Seeking Impact: Using theories of change to assess and guide corporate climate action - guidance for boards' produced in partnership between Zero Ideas and the Centre for Climate Engagement, Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge.
Climate Arc: AGM Climate Data Tool
Data and analysis on companies’ climate transition progress and the timings of their AGMs. This beta version includes 16 databases, covering disclosure, analysis, commitments and resolutions databases.