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Research| November 2, 2023

Finance in a Hot House World

Finance Watch calls for economic climate models that do not mislead, scenario analyses that prepare the market, and a new loan-to-value macroprudential tool. …

Written by Finance Watch
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Research| August 7, 2023

Carbon Trade-offs

How Firms Respond to Emission Controls

ECB researchers study how firms can maximise value for shareholders under carbon pricing regimes and find that carbon regulation can have a positive impact if companies become ‘net cleansers’.

Written by European Central Bank
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Research| July 26, 2023

Decarbonising the Downturn

Addressing Climate Change in an Age of Stagnation

Conscious economic planning is needed for the renewable energy investment boom to “swim against” the long-term stagnation of the world economy, say experts in economic governance.

Written by Competition and Change
Flooding in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Netherlands in July 2021
Research| June 7, 2023

Policy Options to Reduce the Climate Insurance Protection Gap

Reducing the climate insurance gap is key to curbing the economic losses caused by climate catastrophes but only 25% of losses are insured in the EU, according to this report.

Written by European Central Bank
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Research| May 10, 2023

Near-Term Macroeconomic Impact of Decarbonisation Policies

The near-term macroeconomic costs of decarbonisation are dwarfed by the costs of inaction and will remain manageable if policies are implemented gradually, according to the IMF.

Written by International Monetary Fund
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Research| December 24, 2022

Tackling Fossilflation

A Toolkit for Price Stability and a Just Transition

This report by Positive Money US analyses the role of “fossilflation” in causing inflation and provides policy recommendations to replace the existing framework that solely relies on the Federal Reserve.

Written by Positive Money US
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Research| September 14, 2022

Central Banking and Financial Supervision Roadmap

Transitioning to a Net-Zero and Nature-Positive Economy

This WWF report argues that the scientific evidence of climate impacts and biodiversity collapse requires that central banks take immediate action using all tools at their disposal.

Written by WWF
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Research| July 13, 2022

NGFS: Final Report on Bridging Data Gaps

This final report from the NGFS’s workstream on data gaps reviews climate-related data availability, introduces a new directory of data sources and calls for consistent and comparable global disclosure standards and green taxonomies.

Written by Network for Greening the Financial System
Research| June 22, 2022

Climate-related financial policy index

A composite index to compare the engagement in green financial policymaking at the global level

This comprehensive study examines the climate-related financial policies of 74 countries between 2000 and 2020 to create an index ranking each country across five green policy areas.

Written by Ecological Indicators Journal
Research| June 22, 2022

How Regional Federal Reserve Banks Can Contend with Economic Risk from Climate Change

This study reviews 40 years of ‘Beige Book’ reporting from the 12 regional US Federal Reserve banks, focusing on their response to climate-related events and offering recommendations to address the growing climate threat to US financial and price stability.

Written by Natural Resources Defense Council
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Research| April 26, 2022

Climate Roadmap: Now What?

Next Steps for the ECB to Support the Low-Carbon Transition

This policy document from 17 major civil society groups outlines four core principles and five key recommendations on how the ECB can accelerate its climate action and reduce fossil fuel inflation.

Written by Positive Money Europe and others

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