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Integrating climate change into the financial stability framework

Timo Löyttyniemi 08 July 2021 Financial stability is at the core of central banking. This column assesses the various risks to financial stability stemming from climate change, which arise from physical risks, transition risks, and the chosen transition path towards a net zero economy. Additional risks arise from the changes in government policies, risks in green investments, mispricing of assets, and potential changes in metrics. The channels for financial instability are, as usual, the sustainability of government debt, the vulnerability of banking, and the volatility and liquidity of securities markets. Awareness of these additional financial stability risks could increase financial stability.

City leaders are constantly proposing green initiatives but is the Square Mile really doing everything it can for climate change?

whatsapp During London Climate Action Week, a series of sustainability initiatives are capturing airtime. The City of London’s ‘Climate Action Strategy’ aims to make the Square Mile net-zero in its carbon emissions by 2040. A group of law firms has adopted a ‘greener litigation pledge’. And financial services, which form the backbone of the City, are keen to recognise their contribution to global warming and to reduce it. Laudable words, but do they translate to action? The inconvenient answer is that we don’t know. Central banks, regulators, corporations, and investors have become increasingly aware that sustainability matters, and that “non-financial” data are critical to the core institutions of the modern financial system. But for all the pledges and commitments to a greener future, the data required to understand how close we are to a truly sustainable City is sorely lacking.

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