What Should Bank Supervisors Do About Climate Risks?
Mark E. Levonian | 4 June 2024
Monetary,
Policy Briefs | Tags:
Central Banks,
Climate Risks,
Financial Supervision,
Governing Finance This paper considers the role of bank supervisory authorities with respect to climate change. The emerging consensus is that financial supervisors and regulators must address climate-related risks to banks and other financial institutions. The paper discusses potentially productive avenues for doing that in the near
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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 Anna 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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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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Governing Finance and Climate Change – The Role of Central Banks and Financial Supervisors in Addressing Climate-Related Financial Risks
13 April 2023 | Washington, D.C., United States Monetary,
Panel | Tags:
Central Banks,
Climate Risks,
Financial Supervision The Institute for International Economic Policy (IIEP) at GWU, in partnership with the Council on Economic Policies, recently hosted a morning event on Governing Finance and Climate Change in Washington.
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Keeping Risks in Check. Towards a Comprehensive Reflection of Climate Risks on Central Bank Balance Sheets
Julia Anna Bingler | 27 February 2023
Monetary,
Blog | Tags:
Asset Purchases,
Central Banks,
Climate Risks,
Financial Governance Central banks have been highlighting the financial risks from climate change for several years. The fact that they are still not accounting for these risks across all their operations is striking. This must change.
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