Climate change losses could hit $20tr, warns Bank of England
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Estimated losses in the transition to a low carbon economy could top $20tr, according to a speech delivered on Monday by the Bank of England’s Sarah Breeden. The warning was delivered as the UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority published a new supervisory statement on plans to enhance banks’ and insurers’ management of risks from climate change.
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