CH4: Central Bankers Contribution to Climate Change Mitigation: Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD)

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PHYSICAL IMPACT
Extreme weather, Disasters, Business disruption, Asset destruction, Migration,

TRANSITION IMPACT
Regulations, Technology, Consumer preferences
Lower value for stranded assets, energy price increase due to dislocation,

FINANCIAL LOSSES: Market loss, credit loss, underwriting loss, operational risks, liquidity risks

CENTRAL BANK ROLE

  • Set interest rate
  • Aid government achieve economic objectives
  • Maintain financial stability

Ensure financial market price reflect all relevant RISKS

CLIMATE CHANGE RISK VS CREDIT RISK

  • Far reaching impact
  • Irreversible
  • Foreseeable nature
  • Dependent on short-term actions

TASK-FORCE ON CLIMATE-RELATED FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE (TCFD)

Climate Related Risk (CRR)

Recommended Disclosures
Guidance
Supplementary Guidance

Financial
Banks, Insurance, Asset Manager, Asset Owners

Non-financial
Energy, Transportation, Materials, Building, Food, Agricultural, Forest Products

Four THEMES: Governance, Strategy, Risk Management, Metrics and Targets

TRANSMISSION CHANNELS

Climate Risk to Financial Risks

MICRO: Affecting individual businesses and households
Property damage, stranded assets

MACRO: Aggregate Impacts on macroeconomy

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