The project timeline
2020
October
Project kick-off with Dr Katharina Dittrich (principal investigator), Dr Julius Kob (research fellow), and Mohamed Qaddoura (doctoral researcher)
2021
February - August
Data collection ’exploration of the field’ – online observation of meetings and interviews at a large asset owner, a leading service provider, a non-governmental organization (NGO), the PRI, and industry experts
August - December
Analysis of initial findings – mapping of the field and deep-dive analysis of Scope 1 and 2 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions production and curation, embedding of climate risks, usage of data and metrics by financial institutions (FIs)
2022
January - February
Feedback conversations with partner organisations
February - October
Data collection – online observation of meetings and interviews at a large asset owner, a leading service provider and target-setting initiatives with three foci: (1) Net Zero target-setting frameworks (2) Implied Temperature Rise (ITR) methodologies, (3) Scope 3 emissions data production and curation
April
Addition to data collection – online observation of meetings and interviews at an international bank
September
Addition to data collection – online observation of meetings and interviews at OS ClimateLink opens in a new window with a focus on Implied Temperature Rise methodologies
Cecilia Paulsson (research assistant) joins the project
2023
January - March
Data analysis – analyzing what we learned in 2022 about (1) Net Zero target-setting frameworks (2) Implied Temperature Rise methodologies, (3) Scope 3 emissions data production and curation, and the interconnections of these three
April
Data collection – continue observations and meetings with a renewed focus on "bigger questions" in climate finance
June - August
Conference season – our team members are attending a variety of conferences, including Academy of ManagementLink opens in a new window (Boston, USA), European Group of Organisation StudiesLink opens in a new window (Cagliari, Italy) and the Centre for Energy EthicsLink opens in a new window (University of St Andrews, UK)