QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
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What does 'avoid' refer to in the context of renewable energy? - ANSWER:
Renewable energy projects that do not emit greenhouse gases.
What are bid-ask spreads? - ANSWER: The difference between a buyer's willingness
to pay and the selling price of an asset.
What is biomass energy? - ANSWER: Renewable energy created by burning plant-
based material.
What are cap-and-trade schemes? - ANSWER: Carbon pricing where emissions
permits can be traded.
What is carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS)? - ANSWER: Process of
capturing and using carbon dioxide from fossil fuel burning.
What is carbon intensity? - ANSWER: Greenhouse gas emissions normalized by
portfolio market value.
What is carbon pricing? - ANSWER: Policies like carbon taxes or emissions-trading
schemes.
What are carbon taxes? - ANSWER: Carbon pricing where a government sets a price
per ton of CO2.
What are changes in insurance premiums? - ANSWER: The amount of money paid for
an insurance policy.
What is climate? - ANSWER: Long-term patterns or statistics of weather.
What is climate action? - ANSWER: Actions and policies to address climate change
risk.
What is climate change? - ANSWER: Long-term differences in weather patterns
measured over decades.
What is climate finance? - ANSWER: Financial flows related to climate change
projects.
What is climate risk? - ANSWER: Financial risks linked to climate change.
, What is climate risk management? - ANSWER: Risk management to mitigate impacts
of climate change.
What is ESG? - ANSWER: Environmental, social, and governance factors.
What is sustainable development? - ANSWER: Development that meets present
needs without compromising future generations.
What is greenhouse gas? - ANSWER: Gases that trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere.
What is renewable energy? - ANSWER: Energy from sources that are naturally
replenished.
CO2 Emissions Standards - ANSWER: EU regulations to reduce CO2 emissions from
cars and vans.
Commercial (Climate) Data Providers - ANSWER: Entities providing climate-related
data for risk analysis.
Company-Level Risks - ANSWER: Microeconomic risks impacting individual firms.
Company-Level Scores - ANSWER: Measurement of a company's climate risk
exposure.
Consumption-Based - ANSWER: GHG accounting method measuring emissions from
consumed goods and services.
Corporate Alignment - ANSWER: Companies developing approaches to reach a
common goal.
Corporate Carbon Footprints - ANSWER: Emissions data of a firm's Scope 1, 2, and 3
emissions.
Corporate Greenhouse Gas Emissions - ANSWER: Combination of a firm's Scope 1, 2,
and 3 emissions.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) - ANSWER: Companies undertaking activities to
benefit wider society.
Corporate Strategy - ANSWER: High-level decisions on an organization's priorities
and mission.
Credit Risk - ANSWER: Measure of creditworthiness or ability to pay back a loan.
Creditworthiness - ANSWER: Ability of a borrower to pay back a loan.
EU Regulations - ANSWER: Regulations set by the European Union.