Research Archive
Unused Tools: How Central Banks Are Fuelling the Climate Crisis
Central banks could play a critical role in catalysing the rapid shift of financial flows away from fossil fuels, but have instead been tinkering at the edges, according to Oil Change International.
Economic Impacts of Tipping Points in the Climate System
Climate tipping points are one of the principal reasons for concern about climate change but have mostly been ignored by climate economists until recently, this report observes.
Greening Sovereign Debt: Building a Nature and Climate Sovereign Bond Facility
This report sets out a proposal to establish a nature and climate sovereign bond facility to address the short-term sovereign debt crisis in ways that drive a green and inclusive recovery.
Macrofinancial Transition Risks in the Fight Against Global Warming
Green monetary and prudential policy and governance reforms are needed to mitigate the significant risks that would result from a disorderly transition to a low-carbon economy.
Unsafe at Any Charge: Why Financial Regulators Should Actively Mitigate
Financial regulators have not taken seriously their role in protecting the financial system from the imminent threat of climate change, argues this report from the Roosevelt Institute.
NGFS: Progress Report on Bridging Data Gaps
This report from the Network for Greening the Financial System argues that central banks are impeded by a lack of quality and accessible climate-related data. It lays the groundwork for a comprehensive assessment of where the gaps lie and how …
Out of the Window? Green Monetary Policy in China
This paper examines the use by Chinese monetary and financial authorities of ‘window guidance’, a tool designed to encourage financial institutions to expand credit to sustainable activities and curb lending to heavy-polluting industries.
Addressing Climate-Related Financial Risk Through Bank Capital Requirements
Regulators should use the bank capital framework to improve the resiliency of the financial system against climate-related risks, according to this paper from the Center for American Progress.
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