A bank can obtain a total of 200 policy points for its overall fossil fuel policies; 120 possible points for oil and gas policies and 80 possible points for coal policies. Based on this score banks are then classified as laggards (0-50 points), followers (50.5-100 points), front runners (100.5-150 points) or leaders (150.5-200 points).

For each of the six subsectors, 20 possible policy points can be obtained, so a bank can obtain a total of 120 policy points for its oil and gas policies. Based on this score banks are then classified as laggards (0-30 points), followers (30.5-60 points), front runners (60.5-90 points) or leaders (90.5-120 points).

For both coal mining and coal power, 32 possible policy points can be obtained, while for other coal,16 possible policy points can be obtained. So a bank can obtain a total of 80 policy points for its coal policies. Based on this score banks are then classified as laggards (0-20 points), followers (20.5-40 points), front runners (40.5-60 points) or leaders (60.5-80 points).

The scores for a bank's policies restricting expansion of fossil fuels - in each area, prohibitions against financing projects and/or companies expanding that area - are aggregated into a fossil fuel expansion policy score.

The point-based policy ranking for fossil fuel expansion consists of the following distribution:

• Coal mining: 14 points​
• Coal power: 14 points
• Other coal: 7 points
• Tar sands: 9 points
• Arctic oil and gas: 9 points
• Offshore oil and gas: 9 points
• Fracked oil and gas: 9 points
• LNG: 9 points
• Other oil and gas: 9 points

A bank can obtain a total of 89 policy points for its fossil fuel expansion policy. Based on this score, banks are then classified as laggards (0-22.25 points), followers (22.25-44.5 points), front runners (44.5-66.75 points) or leaders (66.75-89 points).

The point-based policy ranking above assesses bank policies in four ways:

 1) Restriction on direct financing for tar sands projects.

• None (0), weak exclusion (1.5), moderate exclusion (3), strong exclusion (4)

2) Restriction on financing for companies that expand tar sands.

• None (0), weak exclusion (3), strong exclusion (5)

3) The bank’s commitment to phase-out financing for tar sands.

• None (0), reduction (1.5), weak phase-out (3), strong phase-out (5)

4) The bank’s commitment to exclude companies active in tar sands above a certain threshold.

• None (0), enhanced due diligence (0.5), weak exclusion threshold (2), strong exclusion threshold (5), full exclusion (6)

A bank can obtain a total of 20 policy points for its tar sands policy. Based on this score banks are then classified as laggards (0-5 points), followers (5.5-10 points), front runners (10.5-15 points) or leaders (15.5-20 points). 

The point-based policy ranking assesses bank policies in four ways:

1) Restriction on direct financing for fracked oil and gas projects.

• None (0), weak exclusion (1.5), moderate exclusion (3), strong exclusion (4)

2) Restriction on financing for companies that expand oil and gas fracking.

• None (0), weak exclusion (3), strong exclusion (5)

3) The bank’s commitment to phase-out financing for oil and gas fracking.

• None (0), reduction (1.5), weak phase-out (3), strong phase-out (5)

4) The bank’s commitment to exclude companies active in oil and gas fracking above a certain threshold.

• None (0), enhanced due diligence (0.5), weak exclusion threshold (2), strong exclusion threshold (5), full exclusion (6)

A bank can obtain a total of 20 policy points for its fracking policy. Based on this score banks are then classified as laggards (0-5 points), followers (5.5-10 points), front runners (10.5-15 points) or leaders (15.5-20 points).

The point-based policy ranking assesses bank policies in four ways:

1) Restriction on direct financing for Arctic oil and gas projects.

• None (0), weak exclusion (1.5), moderate exclusion (3), strong exclusion (4)

2) Restriction on financing for companies that expand Arctic oil and gas. 

• None (0), weak exclusion (3), strong exclusion (5)

3) The bank’s commitment to phase-out financing for Arctic oil and gas.

• None (0), reduction (1.5), weak phase-out (3), strong phase-out (5)

4) The bank’s commitment to exclude companies active in Arctic oil and gas above a certain threshold.

• None (0), enhanced due diligence (0.5), weak exclusion threshold (2), strong exclusion threshold (5), full exclusion (6)

A bank can obtain a total of 20 policy points for its Arctic oil and gas policy. Based on this score banks are then classified as laggards (0-5 points), followers (5.5-10 points), front runners (10.5-15 points) or leaders (15.5-20 points).

The point-based policy ranking assesses bank policies in four ways:

1) Restriction on direct financing for offshore oil and gas projects.

• None (0), weak exclusion (1.5), strong exclusion (4)

2) Restriction on financing for companies that expand offshore oil and gas.

• None (0), weak exclusion (3), strong exclusion (5)

3) The bank’s commitment to phase-out financing for offshore oil and gas.

• None (0), reduction (1.5), weak phase-out (3), strong phase-out (5)

4) The bank’s commitment to exclude companies active in offshore oil and gas above a certain threshold.

• None (0), enhanced due diligence (0.5), weak exclusion threshold (2), strong exclusion threshold (5), full exclusion (6)

A bank can obtain a total of 20 policy points for its offshore oil and gas policy. Based on this score banks are then classified as laggards (0-5 points), followers (5.5-10 points), front runners (10.5-15 points) or leaders (15.5-20 points).

The point-based policy ranking assesses bank policies in four ways:

1) Restriction on direct financing for LNG projects.

• None (0), weak exclusion (1.5), strong exclusion (4)

2) Restriction on financing for companies that expand LNG.

• None (0), weak exclusion (3), strong exclusion (5)

3) The bank’s commitment to phase-out financing for LNG.

• None (0), reduction (1.5), weak phase-out (3), strong phase-out (5)

4) The bank’s commitment to exclude companies active in LNG above a certain threshold.

• None (0), enhanced due diligence (0.5), weak exclusion threshold (2), strong exclusion threshold (5), full exclusion (6)

A bank can obtain a total of 20 policy points for its LNG policy. Based on this score banks are then classified as laggards (0-5 points), followers (5.5-10 points), front runners (10.5-15 points) or leaders (15.5-20 points).

The point-based policy ranking assesses bank policies in four ways:

1) Restriction on direct financing for coal power projects.

• None (0), weak exclusion (1.5), moderate exclusion (3), strong exclusion (4)

2) Restriction on financing for companies that expand coal power.

• None (0), weak exclusion (3), strong exclusion (5)

3) The bank’s commitment to phase-out financing for coal power.

• None (0), reduction (1.5), weak phase-out (3), strong phase-out (5)

4) The bank’s commitment to exclude companies active in coal power above a certain threshold.

• None (0), enhanced due diligence (0.5), weak exclusion threshold (2), strong exclusion threshold (5), full exclusion (6)

A bank can obtain a total of 32 policy points for its coal power policy. Based on this score banks are then classified as laggards (0-8 points), followers (8.5-16 points), front runners (16.5-24 points) or leaders (24.5-32 points).

The point-based policy ranking assesses bank policies in four ways:

1) Restriction on direct financing for coal mining projects.

• None (0), mountaintop removal mining exclusion (0.5), weak exclusion (2), moderate exclusion (4), strong exclusion (6)

2) Restriction on financing for companies that expand coal mining.

• None (0), weak exclusion (4), strong exclusion (8)

3) The bank’s commitment to phase-out financing for coal mining.

• None (0), exposure reduction (1.5), financing reduction (3), weak phase-out (4), moderate phase-out (6), strong phase-out (8)

4) The bank’s commitment to exclude companies active in coal mining above a certain threshold.

• None (0), enhanced due diligence (0.5), weak exclusion threshold (3), moderate exclusion threshold (5), strong exclusion threshold (8), full exclusion (10)

A bank can obtain a total of 32 policy points for its coal mining policy. Based on this score banks are then classified as laggards (0-8 points), followers (8.5-16 points), front runners (16.5-24 points) or leaders (24.5-32 points).