Both climate change and the transition to a net-zero economy pose risks to financial assets and the broader financial system—but these same risks can create opportunities for firms and investors. RFF’s Climate Finance and Financial Risk Initiative aims to identify and improve the measurement of these risks to support financial stability, a thriving economy, and a healthy environment.
Examining Climate Risks in US Financial Markets
A 2020 discussion on the potential risks climate change poses on our economy and overall trends in climate risk and global financial markets.
Climate change will have a growing influence on the stability of the banking system, potentially contributing to future financial crises. Financial regulation authorities can act to reduce climate-related risks by implementing targeted measures.
Testimony and Public Comments — Apr 15, 2021
RFF Live — Oct 1, 2020
Conversations with Nobel Laureates — Mar 18, 2014
Nobel Laureate Robert Engle: A Financial Approach to Environmental Risk
This event featured a discussion with Robert Engle, an expert in analyzing the movements of financial market prices and interest rates.
Policy Leadership Series — Jan 12, 2009
Catalyzing Markets toward Sustainability, with Kyung-Ah Park
Kyung-Ah Park defines environmental markets and discusses their transformative potential in generating environmental solutions and large-scale change.
Financial Hedges Sustain Current Growth of US Wind Capacity
Financial hedges have expanded the market opportunities for wind projects.
Resources Magazine — Jan 29, 2018
Climate-Related Financial Disclosure: The New Convergence of Finance, Policy, and Science
The urgent need to look beyond short-term setbacks in US climate policy should spur greater collaboration between the financial world and climate e...
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