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Research| June 10, 2024

Prudential Net Zero Transition Plans

The Potential of a New Regulatory Instrument

Prudential transition plans offer supervisors a new regulatory tool to assess systemic climate risks and can inform measures such as systemic risk buffers.

Published by Journal of Banking Regulation
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Research| April 15, 2024

Model-based Financial Regulations Impair the Transition to Net-zero Carbon Emissions

Carbon biases in model-based financial regulations discourage banks from divesting high-carbon assets and amplify systemic climate risks, say Oxford University researchers.

Published by Nature Climate Change
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Research| November 15, 2023

OECD Supervisory Framework for Assessing Nature Related Financial Risks

The OECD has launched a methodological supervisory framework to help central banks assess how nature and biodiversity-related risks affect the financial system.

Published by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Research| September 28, 2023

Nature-Related Financial Risks

A Conceptual Framework to Guide Action by Central Banks and Supervisors

The Network for Greening the Financial System has released a conceptual framework for assessing nature related financial risks which provides a “starting point for analysis and action”. …

Published by Network for Greening the Financial System
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Research| September 14, 2023

Nature Based Currencies

Integrating Natural Capital in Advanced Monetary Systems

In this white paper, digital finance experts explore how central banks could design a nature-based digital currency that supports economic stability, human wellbeing and planetary health.

Published by Open Earth
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Research| August 22, 2023

Climate-related Systemic Risks and Macroprudential Policy

Macroprudential policy is a ‘natural’ starting point to address systemic climate risks, say economists, and systemic risk buffers and exposure limits are two promising options.

Published by LSE Grantham Institute & Inspire
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Research| August 8, 2023

Crisk: Measuring the Climate Risk Exposure of the Financial System

Economists have developed a market-based measure of the potential effect of transition risk on banks’ capitalisation which can be used to explore ‘severe but plausible’ climate scenarios.

Published by Federal Reserve Bank of New York
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Research| July 26, 2023

Climate Risk Stress Tests Underestimate Potential Financial Sector Losses

Climate stress tests may significantly underestimate losses and should incorporate “severe but plausible” scenarios such as “green swan” and Minsky-type events, say researchers. …

Published by Centre for Economic Policy Research
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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.

Published by European Central Bank
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Research| May 23, 2023

Integrating Nature Into Debt Sustainability Analysis

Multilateral financial organisations would be making a “grave omission” if they fail to include biodiversity-related risks in debt sustainability analyses, according to this report. …

Published by Finance for Biodiversity Initiative & SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance
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Research| February 23, 2023

Macroprudential Policies and Climate Risks

This paper argues that macroprudential policy is needed to prevent climate risks becoming systemic risks, and proposes ways to increase the resilience of EU banks.

Published by European Banking Institute

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