Category: Climate
Page 1/5
Climate-related migration in the U.S.
How does climate change affects international and domestic migration in the U.S.
A more cautious approach to climate policy
Is monetary policy an efficient climate tool? On the importance of sequencing decarbonization policies.
On green jobs
New research on whether renewable energy investments create jobs and the level of skills required for low carbon jobs.
Impact investing and climate change
Can private markets address environmental challenges without explicit government regulation?
What are banks doing about climate change?
Banks, Global Systemically Important and other European ones have publicly announced their “climate action plans.” How consistent are their lending practices with their environmental disclosures?
Climate policy and politics
Very interesting new research on why the Fed and the ECB adopted divergent stances on climate mitigation policies and how the politics of oil and other fossil fuels will affect the transition to clean energy.
Does divestment work?
The prevailing belief is that divestment policies to address climate change are for the most part ineffective. Interesting new research shows that the impact of both divestment campaigns and banks’ divestment policies is actually quite large.
Are “green” policies inflationary?
New research on how different green transition policies impact price stability and the resulting tradeoffs faced by central banks.
The acrimony over ESG
The merits of the recent movement seeking to prohibit financial institutions from following ESG guidelines.
New financial instruments for the green transition
How can corporate finance facilitate the transition to net-zero.