BIS

June 2021

The Green Swan Conference (Panel S)

(YouTube)

The Bank for International Settlements co-sponsored a virtual conference on “How in practice can the financial sector take immediate action against climate change-related risks?” The speakers discuss how central banks can respond to climate change, manage expectations, balance actions, and communicate, contribute and coordinate with other important actors.

FORBES

27 June 2021

Why Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) Now And What They Could Mean For Climate Change?

(Article)

According to Frank Van Gansbeke, major Central Banks across the world are in a race to deliver digital money. Van Gansbeke explains why Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) could have implications for climate change.

NGFS

June 2020

Climate Change
and Monetary Policy: Initial Takeaways

(Report)

The NGFS recommends that central banks should acknowledge that climate change is part of their monetary policy “contexts”.

The Asset

19 April 2021

The Changing Climate of Central Banking

(Website)

Isabelle Mateos y Lago, from BlackRock, comments on central banks responses to climate change. She argues that it is time for a coordinated international response from monetary and financial authorities. She writes that the overriding risk is that central banks will do too little, rather than too much, about climate change. Market neutrality will be an increasingly untenable option for central banks, she writes.

Forbes

13 April 2021

To Accelerate Climate Action, U.S. Regulators Must Coordinate With Global Peers

(Website)

David Carlin reports that the Biden Administration has pledged to use a “whole of government” approach to combat climate change. This includes the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Federal Reserve (Fed), and Treasury Department. Carlin points out that the Fed, SEC, and Treasury Department can accelerate climate risk disclosures.

OMFIF

14 April 2021

It’s time for a coordinated international response from monetary and financial authorities.

(Website)

Nick Robins, Simon Dikau and Ulrich Volz report that nearly 130 governments are considering net-zero carbon. Banks and investors are committing to net-zero by 2050. Central banks and supervisors are starting to explore how they can help. Interestingly, they write that although monetary policy can play a role, and that the core responsibility rests with governments.

Bank of England

3 March 2021

MPC Remit statement and letter and FPC Remit letter

(Website)

The Bank of England welcomed the MPC Remit which clarifies that the economic strategy of the Government includes supporting the transition to a net zero emissions economy.

The Guardian

3 March 2021

Bank of England given green remit to aid net zero carbon goal

(Website)

The chancellor has changed the remit of the Bank of England’s interest rate-setting monetary policy committee to include a duty to support the government’s net zero carbon ambition.

Renew Economy

4 March 2021

Bank of England told to put zero emissions target at centre of monetary policy

(Website)

The UK government has told the Bank of England it must prioritise transitioning to a net zero economy, making climate a government-mandated priority of the bank.

Financial Reporter

4 March 2021

Bank of England instructed to align monetary policy with net zero target

(Website)

“Central banks have the power to make or break the government’s climate commitments, with the ability to realign billions of pounds away from fossil fuels and towards green alternatives.”