Aligning Sovereign Bond Markets with the Net Zero Transition: Key Findings and Debate
29 April 2024 | Online | Co-hosted with GRI-LSE
Monetary,
Panel | Tags:
Central Banks,
Climate Risks,
Debt,
Financial Supervision
To celebrate the launch of a flagship policy report discussing the role of central banks in aligning sovereign bond markets with the net zero transition, the Grantham Research Institute at LSE and CEP are co-hosting an online debate.
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Financial Supervision and Emerging Risks: How to Implement the Basel III Recommendations for Climate Risk Supervision
17 April 2024 | Online | Co-hosted with AMRO
Monetary,
Webinar | Tags:
Climate Risks,
Financial Supervision,
Macroprudential Policy
The webinar highlighted the next steps required by financial supervisors to ensure the appropriate integration of climate risks in the Pillar 1 provisions of the Basel regime, with a focus on capital adequacy assessments and in macroprudential policy, with a focus on systemic risk buffers.
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Aligning Sovereign Bond Markets with the Net Zero Transition: the Role of Central Banks
Pierre Monnin,
Joseph Feyertag,
Nick Robins and
Alexander Wollenweber | 14 March 2024
Monetary,
Policy Briefs | Tags:
Central Banks,
Climate Risks,
Debt,
Financial Supervision
Aligning sovereign bonds with net zero requires coordinated action by several stakeholders across the financial system. National governments are first in line to act but central banks have a unique opportunity to make a meaningful contribution.
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Towards Macroprudential Frameworks for Managing Climate Risks
11 March 2024 | Online | 18h00 CET
Monetary,
Panel | Tags:
Central Banks,
Climate Risks,
Financial Stability,
Macroprudential Policy
In collaboration with E-axes Forum, we co-hosted a panel on macroprudential frameworks for managing climate-related financial risks.
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Net Zero Central Banking in Africa’s Diverse Economies: Challenges, Opportunities and Policy Options
Reuben Wambui,
Joseph Feyertag and
Pierre Monnin | 29 November 2023
Monetary,
Policy Briefs | Tags:
Africa,
Central Banks,
Climate Risks,
Financial Stability,
Inequality
Africa’s economies are contending with a diverse set of challenges and opportunities in relation to building low-carbon, green economies and the transition to net zero emissions. Central banks can play a pivotal role in enabling the green transition in Africa.
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Building Climate Resilient Portfolios. The Case of the Bank of Japan’s Index-Linked ETF Holdings
Julia Bingler and
Nemo Krüger | 28 November 2023
Monetary,
Policy Briefs | Tags:
Asset Purchases,
Central Banks,
Climate Risks,
Governing Finance,
Japan
Climate risks are financial risks that must be accounted for across all central bank operations and invested asset classes. Like for any other financial institution, all assets that central banks own – e.g., equities, bonds, and asset-backed securities – are exposed to climate risks.
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Nature, Finance and the Macroeconomy: Risks, Impacts and Feedback Effects
19-20 October 2023 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Conferences,
Monetary | Tags:
Central Banks,
Climate Risk,
Financial Risks,
Financial Supervisors,
Macroprudential Policy,
Nature Risks
Nature loss and degradation have implications in the fields of macroeconomics, finance, and environmental policy studies. The conference held in Kuala Lumpur addressed these questions.
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Climate-Related Systemic Risks and Macroprudential Policy
Paul Hiebert and
Pierre Monnin | 9 August 2023
Monetary,
Policy Briefs | Tags:
Climate Risks,
Financial Stability,
Financial Supervision,
Macroprudential Policy,
Systemic Risks
Central banks and financial supervisors must rapidly develop sound risk management practices adapted to a context in which policy decisions rely on imperfect data and high uncertainty.
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Inclusive Green Finance: a New Agenda for Central Banks and Financial Supervisors
Ulrich Volz and
Peter Knaack | 23 June 2023
Monetary,
Policy Briefs | Tags:
Financial Inclusion,
Green Finance
Through an integrated inclusive green finance (IGF) approach, central banks and financial supervisors can enable a just transition to an environmentally sustainable economy and avoid potential adverse effects on economically vulnerable groups.
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