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A joint Bank of Italy and Bank of England research conference on the macrofinancial impacts of climate change has concluded with a call by BoI governor Ignazio Visco for international collaboration in the runup to Cop26.

Australia’s climate inaction scaring investors, White House releases roadmap on climate risk ahead of FSOC report, Bank of Mauritius launches climate change centre and more from this week in green central banking.

Fed’s Brainard says climate stress tests on the way for US banks, Carney under fire over COP26 ‘greenwashing’, G20 central banks urged to green refinancing operations and more from this week in green central banking.

The Bank of Japan is among a growing number of central banks which are deploying interventionist policies to align bank lending with the low-carbon transition, rather than relying solely on disclosures to effect market discipline.

In a move seemingly at odds with a climate-friendly agenda that has won praise from international experts, China’s banking regulator ordered banks to continue lending to domestic coal mines and power plants.

Residential mortgages pose a climate risk to US financial stability, Canadian and Australian regulators to expand disclosure expectations, a new FSB financial stability surveillance framework, and more from this week in green central banking.

Follow the latest updates from the second day of the ECB forum, including discussions on climate and monetary policies in the euro area.

This year’s European Central Bank Forum on Central Banking is focused on climate change. Green Central Banking’s live blog brings all the climate-related news and commentary from the conference as it happens.

Climate change is likely to be central to next week’s ECB Forum on Central Banking. The online conference, normally held in Sintra, Portugal, will focus on the future of monetary policy and includes a panel on Climate Policies and Monetary …

Brazil’s banks told to begin climate stress tests, adverse weather a factor in Mexico monetary policy and more from this week in green central banking.

The ECB has published a substantive review and analysis of climate change and monetary policy in the euro area, identifying potential problems with monetary policy transmission as a result of climate-related impacts.