Implied Temperature Rise Implied Temperature Rise Designed to show the temperature alignment of your investments with global climate targets. As investors sharpen their focus on the financial impacts of climate change, they may want to know whether the companies they are investing in today align with the global goal of keeping average temperature rise this century to well below 2 degrees Celsius (2°C) to prevent the worst effects of warming.1 What is Implied Temperature Rise? Implied Temperature Rise from MSCI ESG Research is designed to show the temperature alignment of companies, portfolios and funds with global climate targets. With this forward-looking estimate for company or portfolio alignment, investors can use Implied Temperature Rise to set decarbonization targets and support engagement on climate risk. The measure, which is also designed to support reporting for the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), is part of a platform of analytical tools from MSCI ESG Research that institutional investors trust to navigate the transition to net-zero at every stage. To help investors navigate the transition to net-zero, MSCI ESG Research has made the Implied Temperature Rise of over 2,900 companies publicly available. You can search by company name or ticker to see the Implied Temperature Rise and the company's decarbonization target. Explore the Tool 0 seconds of 0 seconds Implied Temperature Rise Helping investors navigate the transition to net-zero at every turn. Download Transcript How Implied Temperature Rise works Implied Temperature Rise compares the current and projected greenhouse gas emissions of nearly 10,000 publicly listed companies2 across all emissions scopes (based on the company’s track record and stated reduction targets) with their share of the remaining global carbon budget for keeping warming this century well below 2 degrees Celsius (2°C).3 A company projected to emit carbon below budget can be said to “undershoot” the budget a company projected to exceed the budget “overshoots” it. Implied Temperature Rise converts the overshoot or undershoot to an implied rise in average global temperatures this century, expressed in degrees Celsius (°C). An implied temperature of 1.5°C, for instance, indicates that a company is projected to remain within its share of a carbon budget that would keep warming this century to 1.5°C. An implied temperature of 2.5°C or 3°C, in contrast, would show that the company’s emissions align with temperatures that keep rising, bringing greater harms. The portfolio-level Implied Temperature Rise compares the sum of projected greenhouse gas emissions against the sum of carbon budgets for the underlying constituents or holdings. The estimated carbon budget overshoot or undershoot for the portfolio in question converts to a degree of temperature rise. Alignment With Global Temperature Targets LAGGING Implied Temperature Rise above 3.85oC* Investments on track for warming that would contribute to a climate disaster. *BAU / No policy action MISALIGNED Implied Temperature Rise between 2oC and 3.85oC Investments on track for warming that would exceed global climate goals. 2oC ALIGNED Implied Temperature Rise well below 2oC Investments align with the global goal of keeping warming well below 2°C this century. Download Methodology Download Factsheet Key Features Easy-to-grasp metric to express portfolio alignment with global temperature targets Covers companies’ Scope 1, 2 and 3 carbon emissions (may include estimates) Available for nearly 10,000 issuers2 Forward-looking assessment developed by the MSCI Climate Risk Center Aligned with recommendations published by the TCFD Portfolio Alignment Team4 Based on data that can be easily examined and traced, together with analysis of companies’ decarbonization targets Supports TCFD reporting and net-zero strategy implementation Part of MSCI’s net-zero solutions and available via MSCI ESG Manager, MSCI Climate Lab, MSCI Analytics and other platforms In our climate newsletter series, we will share our latest climate-related research, materials, events and practical, action steps to prepare for COP26 and beyond. Subscribe Our Net-Zero Strategy Path to Net-Zero Emissions Implied Temperature Rise can help investors assess the alignment of companies, portfolios, funds and benchmarks with net-zero targets by the middle of this century. Target-Setting and Engagement Investors can use Implied Temperature Rise to inform their climate-risk management, decarbonization targets and portfolio optimization. Client Communication Asset and wealth managers can use MSCI’s Implied Temperature Rise to show clients how investment portfolios address climate and sustainability concerns. Facilitates Reporting With its coverage of nearly 10,000 issuers and all greenhouse gas emissions scopes, the tool supports reporting in line with evolving disclosure requirements, including the TCFD.5 Our Net-Zero Resources Implied Temperature Rise is part of a platform of analytical tools that can help make climate considerations part of investment strategies. 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ESG ADV 2A ESG ADV 2B (brochure supplement) 1The Paris Agreement, United Nations (2015) 2The company-level dataset will cover nearly 10,000 publicly listed companies based on the MSCI ACWI Investable Market Index, as of August 2021 3MSCI uses IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) guidance to calculate a global 2°C carbon budget: “The IPPC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C,” sets the remaining global carbon budget for varying temperature rises and probabilities (Table 2,2, at page 108 of the report). 4“Measuring Portfolio Alignment: Technical Supplement,” Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures, June 2021. 5The 2020 Measuring Portfolio Alignment Report recommends a TCRE factor of 0.000545°C warming per Gt CO2 which is based on IPCC 2013 The Physical Science Basis report (https://www.tcfdhub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/PAT-Report-20201109-Final.pdf). 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