Research Archive

Aerial view of three tall power station chimneys, emitting smoke or steam
Research| May 23, 2022

Central Banks and Climate-related Disclosures

Applying the TCFD’s Recommendations

With a growing number of central banks applying the TCFD recommendations to their own portfolios, this paper suggests how such disclosures can be optimised.

Written by Inspire
Smoke pouring from the tops of two tall industrial chinmeys
Research| May 13, 2022

Euro Area Banks’ Sensitivity to Changes in Carbon Price

A large and abrupt increase in carbon prices without ambitious and Paris-aligned emission reductions could cause a major financial shock, warns this ECB working paper.

Written by European Central Bank
Solar panel being installed
Research| May 13, 2022

Enhancing Market Transparency in Green and Transition Finance

This NGFS report examines transparency in green finance markets by reviewing current practices and key challenges in taxonomies, external reviews, and climate transition metrics and frameworks.

Written by Network for Greening the Financial System
A pair of rhinoceros iguanas
Research| May 10, 2022

Developing a Precautionary Approach to Financial Policy

From Climate to Biodiversity

This peer-reviewed policy brief outlines the limitations of a risk-based approach to the radical uncertainty of climate change and biodiversity loss, advocating a precautionary approach and mindset.

Written by Inspire
An engineer stands in the open maintenance hatch at the rear of a wind turbine
Research| May 9, 2022

Include Mandatory Banking Transition Plans Within Pillar 2

This paper by the Institute for Climate Economics makes the case for climate transition plans to be fully integrated into prudential regulation for banks in the European Union.

Written by Institute for Climate Economics
Icebergs in a glacial lake, Iceland
Research| April 19, 2022

The Climate Risk Tool Landscape

2022 Supplement

This report from UNEP FI defines a set of criteria for evaluating climate risk assessment tools and offers case studies of the services offered by various third-party providers. …

Written by UNEP FI
Coal
Research| March 31, 2022

Identifying, Managing and Disclosing Climate-related Financial Risks: Options for the Reserve Bank of India

This groundbreaking joint report quantifies the extent of lending by Indian banks to fossil fuel assets and examines the risks to the Indian financial system.

Written by ODI, auctusESG & Climate Bonds Initiative
‘Double materiality’: what is it and why does it matter?
Research| April 25, 2021

‘Double materiality’: what is it and why does it matter?

The idea that the environmental effects of financing and corporate activities is materially important is central to any conception of a sustainable financial system, writes Matthias Täger in this cutting edge commentary from Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and …

Written by LSE Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change

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