3. FAQ - Infrastructure & Climate Risk
3.1 FAQ - Carbon Emissions Metrics
- How do you estimate Scope 1 & Scope 2 emissions?
- How do you estimate Scope 3 emissions?
- Is there research supporting your carbon metrics estimates?
- How accurate are your estimations for carbon metrics?
- Why are carbon emissions by NAV and EVIC called “financed emissions"?
- What does total assets mean?
- Are the emission metrics aligned with international best practices?
- How do you calculate the cost of carbon?
- What are physical and transition risks, and how do they relate to carbon emissions?
- What does your data coverage look like for carbon metrics?
- How is the data for the emission models processed?
- Where is the emissions data sourced from?
- How do you ensure quality control of carbon data?
3.2 FAQ - Physical Risk Metrics
- How do you define hazard intensity?
- Do your physical risk metrics integrate the effects of climate change?
- How do you quantify the damage factor? For which types of assets are damage functions developed?
- Do you use external methodologies to compute damage function or is it proprietary?
- What is the coverage, and is there a prediction for longer time horizons (e.g., 200- and 500-year scenarios)?
- Why do you consider floods, storms, and cyclones?
- What are the resolutions for floods, storms, and cyclones?
- What inputs are needed for Physical Risk assessments?
- What Physical Risk metrics are measured and how are they defined?
- What does a 1 in a 100-year hazard event mean?
- How often are the Physical Risk metrics updated?
- Do you provide proxies for physical risks?
3.4 FAQ - Climate Risk Metrics
- How can climate risk metrics be used to manage risks?
- Why do renewable power companies also have some climate risks?
- How does the climate risk data available on infraMetrics® differ from climate data offered by other providers?
- Is the underlying data used to calculate the climate risk metrics available for download?
- What is the difference between the metrics available in Market Indices versus the Valuation module?
- Can segment-level metrics be used to estimate climate risk metrics at a company level?
- What is "Physical Risk as a Service" and how do I get access to it?
- What geographies and sectors are covered?