Banking

Industry Model North America 12-24 months Delayed transition

2.67%

GDP Growth

4.13%

Inflation

0.2%

Global GHG Share

0.66

Pressure Index

0.56

Resilience Index

0.5

Opportunity Index

Economic Outlook

IMF WEO baseline with CE industry adjustments anchors the economic baseline for North America. For banking, global baseline growth, inflation, and policy context under fragmented policy conditions over the 12-24 months horizon.

GDP Growth 2.67%conf 68%

Inflation 4.13%conf 63%

Capital Formation 0.34%conf 60%

Labor Tightness 0.54 indexconf 58%

Sector KPIs

Financed Emissions Exposure Score 0.82

Stranded Asset Loan Share Pct 12.6

Physical Risk Collateral Score 0.67

Nzba Alignment Pct 24.0

Tcfd Disclosure Coverage Pct 68.0

Transition Risk Concentration Score 0.74

Green Bond Issuance Growth Pct 18.4

Climate Var Credit Loss Index 0.58

Climate Outlook

CMIP6 ensemble summary with CE near-term pathway overlays anchors the climate risk lens for North America. Under delayed transition conditions, long-run scenario diversity and physical risk framing is most relevant for banking exposure.

Physical Hazard 0.74 indexconf 75%

Transition Pressure 0.71 indexconf 70%

Adaptive Resilience 0.45 indexconf 64%

Sector GHG Share 0.2%of global

Integrated Forecast

banking in North America faces elevated climate-linked pressure, but still retains selective growth potential if capital is redirected toward resilience and supply-chain hardening.

Pressure Index 0.66

Resilience Index 0.56

Opportunity Index 0.5

Confidence Index 0.71

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Sector GHG Profile

Global GHG Share0.2%

Decarbonisation Cost0.1 index

Regulatory Exposure0.62 index

BAU TrajectoryFalling

Paris Alignment GapLarge

Primary sources: office building operations · business travel · data centre operations (own or co-located)

Banking direct Scope 1+2 emissions are negligible. Climate exposure is dominated by Scope 3 Category 15 'financed emissions' — portfolio carbon risk from loans and investments in high-carbon sectors. Under delayed transition: stranded asset defaults in fossil-fuel portfolios, physical risk losses on real estate and agriculture collateral. Under orderly: managed loan book rotation, green bond issuance, and taxonomy-aligned lending. NZBA and PCAF regulatory pressure is increasing regardless of pathway.

GHG gas mix

This sector accounts for 0.2% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Higher-emitting sectors face larger regulatory and market transition obligations under any climate pathway.

CO₂85.0%

CH₄6.0%

N₂O5.0%

F-gases4.0%

GHG Intensity Convergence — 2025–2045

Combined energy and carbon intensity index (base = 100 in 2025), derived from the Kaya identity: EI index × CI index ÷ 100. Source: CE Kaya decomposition calibrated to IPCC AR6 WG3 Ch. 3 & IEA NZE 2050.

Accelerated Transition achieves the steepest intensity reduction. The gap between pathways by 2045 represents avoided emissions risk.

Scope 1 + 2 — Direct & Energy Emissions

Colour-coded by decarbonisation pace: ■ fast ■ moderate ■ slow. Hover for net-zero target.

Scope 1 Intensity per $bn Revenue

Thousand tonnes CO₂e per billion USD revenue — the operational carbon cost of generating $1bn of sector revenue. Lower is better. Colour = decarbonisation pace.

Scope 3 — Value-Chain Emissions

Estimated Scope 3 emissions — upstream supply chain, sold-product end use, and downstream processing. Company disclosures or IPCC Tier 2 estimates.

Banking Emissions by Country

Top 15 emitters. Colour = region. Hover for details.

Banking Trend: Top Emitters

Annual GHG trend for the six largest sector emitters.

Data Sources

Company emissions: CDP disclosures, company sustainability reports (2022–2024)

How climate risk propagates into Banking through operating, financing, and supply-chain channels.

Operating Pressure

0.67

Financing Pressure

0.51

Supply-Chain Pressure

0.77

Transmission Narrative

For banking in North America, climate stress matters economically through operations, financing, and supplier reliability rather than through a single aggregate damage number.

Transmission Channels

Facility disruption

Flood and heat events slow throughput while labor tightness and energy costs reduce utilization.

Impact: 0.74 throughputdowntimelabor productivity

Supplier fragility

Trade fragmentation and localized climate shocks increase inventory and lead-time volatility.

Impact: 0.71 lead timesworking capitalsupplier diversification

Priority Actions

Prioritise green hydrogen pathway feasibility studies for high-temperature process heat.

Reprice capex hurdle rates to reflect carbon-cost pass-through under $150/tCO₂.

Accelerate supply-chain reshoring to reduce exposure to climate-fragile logistics corridors.

Watch Items

CBAM certificate costs materially affecting competitiveness

Forced asset idling from acute extreme-weather events

Stranded-asset risk in fossil-fuel-dependent process equipment

Near-term regulatory announcement risk (COP outcomes, domestic carbon-price reviews)

Rationale

For banking in North America, climate stress matters economically through operations, financing, and supplier reliability rather than through a single aggregate damage number.

Primary operating pressure: 0.670

Primary financing pressure: 0.510

Composite pressure index: 0.660 (high band)

Climate pathway: Delayed transition → delayed profile

Natural Capital Dependencies

Ecosystem service dependencies and projected depletion risk for the Banking sector under a Delayed transition pathway (TNFD LEAP matrix, FAO data).

Ecosystem service	Dependency score	Depletion risk / decade	Dependency bar
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Supply Chain Topology Risk

Network propagation of supply disruptions from the Banking sector. Edges weighted by inter-sector dependency, geographic concentration and substitutability (OECD TiVA 2023, IMF GSCPI 2024).

Propagation Summary

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Affected Nodes & Tier Exposures

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