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Climate scenario analysis for pension schemes: a UK case study

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  • Bongiorno, Luca
  • Claringbold, Andrew
  • Eichler, Lisa
  • Jones, Claire
  • Kramer, Bert
  • Pryor, Louise
  • Spencer, Nick

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This paper demonstrates how climate scenario analysis can be used for forward-looking assessment of the risks and opportunities for financial institutions, using a case study for a UK defined benefit pension scheme. It uses a top-down modelling tool developed by Ortec Finance in partnership with Cambridge Econometrics to explore the possible impacts of three plausible (not extreme) climate pathways of the scheme’s assets and liabilities. It finds that the funding risks are greater under all three climate pathways than under the climate-uninformed base scenario. In the absence of changes to the investment strategy or recovery plan, the time taken to reach full funding is increased by three to nine years. Given that most models currently used by actuaries do not make explicit adjustments for climate change, these modelled results suggest it is quite likely that pension schemes are systematically underestimating the funding risks they face.

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  • Bongiorno, Luca & Claringbold, Andrew & Eichler, Lisa & Jones, Claire & Kramer, Bert & Pryor, Louise & Spencer, Nick, 2022. "Climate scenario analysis for pension schemes: a UK case study," British Actuarial Journal, Cambridge University Press, vol. 27, pages 1-1, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:bracjl:v:27:y:2022:i::p:-_6
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