Cornell-OFR Conference on Global Climate Finance and Risks

Cornell University and the Office of Financial Research will host a virtual conference, titled “Global Climate Finance and Risks,” on October 25, 2024. Registration is required; however, the event will be open to the public. The conference program along with registration information will be posted closer to the conference date.

Climate financial risk is an area of increasing concern. However, current understanding of financial system exposures to climate-sensitive assets remains limited, as are the effects of regulatory shocks stemming from policies that confront climate-related issues. There is growing interest in understanding how climate mitigation finance can lower the potentially systemic effects associated with both physical and transition risks on the financial system and the challenges they may pose for policymakers, regulators, practitioners, and academics.

The conference will convene experts on climate finance issues to present research and conduct panel discussions that provide insights into policies to scale global climate finance and how they can help lower climate risks to the financial system. The conference will feature both paper presentation sessions and roundtable discussions. These sessions will cover topics such as the science of climate risks and economic measurement; the role of governments, investors, macroprudential regulators, and development institutions in scaling global climate finance; and other climate finance-related policies (e.g., carbon taxation), as well as issues related to asset valuations, credit markets, stress testing, and financial system externalities.

If you have any questions, please contact us at climateconference@business.cornell.edu.