Open Finance and Carbon Neutral Banking: Leveraging Financial Transaction Data for Consumers Carbon Footprint Measurement

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Abstract

Recent industry insights show that banks still face significant constraints in measuring indirect Green House Gas (GHG) emissions owing to data limitations and a lack of harmonised methodologies. At the same time, banks and other financial institutions hold large volumes of consumer data that can be leveraged to estimate GHG emissions albeit financial transaction data are privately owned with restricted access. This paper discusses how an open finance framework can be used to aggregate consumer transaction data across multiple financial products to compute carbon footprints. It highlights a step-by-step approach to carbon footprint estimation and discusses the consideration for using microdata for emission computation.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationGlasgow
PublisherUniversity of Strathclyde
Commissioning bodyInnovate UK
Number of pages15
Publication statusPublished - 6 Nov 2024

Publication series

NameFinancial Regulation Innovation Lab White Paper Series
PublisherUniversity of Strathclyde
ISSN (Electronic)3033-4136

Keywords

  • artifical intelligence
  • open banking
  • carbon neutrality

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