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A mechanical digger operating at an open coal face
Research| April 22, 2023

Banking on Climate Chaos 2023

Fossil Fuel Finance Report

The latest edition of the annual report shows that $5.5tn has been provided in fossil fuel financing since 2016, with the Royal Bank of Canada topping the list in 2022.

Written by Rainforest Action Network and others
Flooded residential house in Florida, USA
Research| April 6, 2023

Climate Change and Economic Activity: Evidence From US States

Researchers provide evidence for the long-lasting adverse impacts of climate change in the US on state and sector specific economic performance indicators.

Written by Oxford Open Economics
Wind turbine models on a desk
Research| November 17, 2022

Net-Zero Transition Plans

A Supervisory Playbook for Prudential Authorities

This report discusses how central banks and supervisors can use prudential transition plans to assess and address climate and environmental risks.

Written by LSE Grantham Institute
Two men work beneath a ground-mounted solar panel surrounded by brown hills in Afghanistan
Research| October 14, 2022

Greening Capital Requirements

This paper makes the case for differentiated capital requirements as a tool to green the financial system and reduce the buildup of physical environmental risks.

Written by Inspire
A person stands at the edge of a vast open-cast coal mine
Research| October 6, 2022

A Safer Transition for Fossil Banking

Quantifying the Additional Capital Needed to Reflect the Higher Risks of Fossil Fuel Exposures

This report quantifies the additional capital needed to reflect the financial stability risk associated with banks’ fossil fuel exposures.

Written by Finance Watch
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Research| August 26, 2022

Biodiversity Loss and Climate Change Interactions

Financial Stability Implications for Central Banks and Financial Supervisors

Financial policymakers need to think beyond silos and adopt an integrated approach towards managing climate and biodiversity-related financial risks, this paper argues.

Written by Climate Policy
A satellite image showing a large hurricane to the east of the Gulf of Mexico
Research| August 10, 2022

The Macroprudential Challenge of Climate Change

This joint ECB/ESRB report examines how climate shocks can affect the European financial system, identifies transmission channels and amplifiers of climate risk and finds significant threats to European financial stability.

Written by European Central Bank & European Systemic Risk Board
Research| August 8, 2022

Climate Change Versus Price Stability

The Role of the EU Parliament in the ECB’s Green Shift

This study from Positive Money Europe analyses the role of the European Parliament in influencing ECB actions on climate change. …

Written by Positive Money Europe
Fruit on a market stall
Research| August 5, 2022

Inflation and Climate Change

The Role of Climate Variables in Inflation Forecasting and Macro Modelling

This policy briefing examines the lack of climate-related input into conventional central bank macroeconomic and inflation modelling, offering recommendations to better integrate climate-related risks into forecasting frameworks.

Written by Inspire, LSE Grantham Instutite & SOAS
Wind turbine propellers suspended from a crane as they are manouvered into position on the turbine shaft
Research| August 3, 2022

Aligning Finance with the Green Transition

From a Risk-based to an Allocative Green Credit Policy Regime

This paper proposes an allocative “green credit policy” approach, whereby incentives and targets are deployed to align the financial sector with governments’ decarbonisation plans.

Written by Institute for Innovation & Public Purpose
A person in green work clothes stands in the middle in the muddy ground of a mangrove forest
Research| July 27, 2022

Climate Risk Regulation in Africa’s Financial Sector and Related Private Sector Initiatives

This report assesses the integration of climate-related risks in the regulatory and supervisory frameworks of a selection of African countries. …

Written by UNEP FI

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