Climate Change and Central Banks: From Financial Stability Considerations to a global Response?

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Foreword V
3. Preface VII
4. Contents XIII
5. Introduction XVII
6. The Authors XIX
7. I. The Role of the Financial Sector
8. The Role of public Financing in Reaching Climate Neutrality 1
9. The Financial Services Sector needs to be an important Driver for the Corporate Decarbonization Trajectory in Europe 11
10. Greening the Economy: The Role of Banks in the Climate Transition and Challenges 17
11. Banking on going green… 29
12. How Banks can help Achieve the Paris Agreement 31
13. Green Banking in Practice: How Banks and Corporates will need to work together to finance the Transition to a more sustainable Economy 37
14. II. The Chance for Europe
15. A monumental Shift to green Finance 45
16. Climate Change – Turning Investment Risk into Opportunity 53
17. What we meant by “The Chance for Europe”: Betting on the Brussels Effect 73
18. Climate Change: Boon and Bane for long-term Investors 97
19. III. The Role of Government Authorities
20. The Future of Sustainable Finance: A target-oriented and ambitious Agenda for Transition 109
21. Financing Transition 113
22. Green is becoming the new Black – Sustainable Finance is a Global Opportunity and the Key to tackling Climate Change 123
23. Setting the Scene and Speed for Greening the Finance Sector – what Governments must do 131
24. IV. The Role of Central Banks, Regulators and Supervisors
25. Climate Change and Central Banking 151
26. What Role should Central Banks play in Combating Climate Change? 159
27. Enhancing ESG Governance, Disclosure and Risk Measurement in Credit Institutions 169
28. Climate Change and Central Banks: From Financial Stability Considerations to a global Response? 177
29. Green Monetary Policy? 187
30. How are Central Banks helping to make the Recovery from the Covid-19 Pandemic more sustainable and inclusive? 189