#6
GREEN FINANCE
RESEARCH
ADVANCES
CONFERENCE
PARIS / ONLINE
December 7th and 8th, 2021
#6
GREEN FINANCE
RESEARCH
ADVANCES
CONFERENCE
PARIS / ONLINE
December 7th and 8th, 2021
Welcome to the 6th edition of the annual conference “Green Finance Research Advances”, co-organised by Banque de France and Institut Louis Bachelier.
The objective of this conference is to bring together academics, finance practitioners and regulators, to discuss together research issues related to the integration of climate risks (more generally, environmental issues) into macro-economic modelling/forecasting and into the risk assessment of the financial sector.
Join the conversation using the conference hashtags:
#GreenFinance #ClimateScience
TUESDAY DECEMBER 7TH
Afternoon session – Modelling the macroeconomics of the climate transition
2:00 – 2:05 pm Introductory remarks
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Speaker: Jean Boissinot (Banque de France)
2:05 – 2:30 pm Keynote intervention “Climate policy is macroeconomic policy, and the implications will be significant” (2021)
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Speaker: Jean Pisani-Ferry (Bruegel, EUI and Peterson Institute for International Economics)
Including Q&A session
2:30 – 4:45 pm A comparative analysis of modelling approaches to assess transition impacts
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Moderator: Stéphane Dees (Banque de France) :
2:30 – 2:50 pm Presentation by ADEME
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Speakers: Gaël Callonnec and Florian Jacquetin
2:50 – 3:10 pm Presentation by SEURECO
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Speaker: Baptiste Boitier
3:10 – 3:30 pm Presentation by CIRED
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Speakers: Quentin Couix and Frédéric Ghersi
3:30 – 3:40 pm Comfort Break
3:40 – 4:00 pm Presentation by Banque de France
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Speakers: Annabelle de Gaye and Noëmie Lisack
4:00 – 4:45 pm Discussion session and wrap-up
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Moderator: Stéphane Dees (Banque de France)
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 8TH
Morning Session
9:00 – 9:15 am Welcome remarks
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Speaker 1: Nathalie Aufauvre (Banque de France)
Speaker 2: Jean-Michel Beacco (Institut Louis Bachelier)
9:15 – 9:55 am “In search of climate distress risk” (2021)
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Speaker: Quyen Nguyen (Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Otago)
Authors: Quyen Nguyen, Ivan Diaz-Rainey and Duminda Kuruppuarachchi
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9:55 – 10:35 am “Why do firms issue green bonds?” (2021)
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Speaker: Julien Daubanes (University of Geneva (GSEM) and MIT (CEEPR))
Authors: Julien Daubanes, Shema Mitali and Jean-Charles Rochet
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10:35 – 10:50 am Comfort Break
10:50 – 11:30 am “Mandatory climate-related disclosure by financial institutions and the financing of fossil energy” (2021)
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Speaker: Jean-Stéphane Mésonnier (Sciences Po Paris, Banque de France)
Authors: Jean-Stéphane Mésonnier, Benoît Nguyen
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11:30 – 12:10 pm A “Silent Spring” for the Financial System? Exploring Biodiversity-Related Financial Risks in France
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Speaker: Romain Svartzman (Banque de France)
Authors: Svartzman Romain, Espagne Etienne, Gauthey Julien, Hadji-Lazaro Paul, Salin Mathilde, Allen Thomas, Berger Joshua, Calas Julien, Godin Antoine, Vallier Antoine
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12:10 – 12:15 pm Wrap-up
Speaker: Stéphane Voisin (Institut Louis Bachelier)
Afternoon Session
2:00 – 2:30 pm Award of the Banque de France “Young Researchers in Green Finance”
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Speakers: Emmanuelle Assouan (Banque de France)
Short presentation by the Laureate Mathias Reynaert, Toulouse School of Economics
2:30 – 3:10 pm Integrated economy-climate models and their uses for financial decision making
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Speakers: Frédéric Ghersi and Peter Tankov
Authors: Jean-Charles Hourcade, Peter Tankov, Stéphane Voisin, Frédéric Ghersi, Julien Lefèvre
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3:10 – 3:20 pm Comfort Break
3:20 – 4:20 pm Panel on climate scenario design
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Panelists:
Moderator: Thomas Allen (Banque de France)
Including Q&A session
4:20 – 4:30 pm Concluding remarks
Speaker: Jean Boissinot
Institut Louis Bachelier (ILB)
The Institut Louis Bachelier (ILB) is an association under the law of 1901 created in 2008, at the initiative of the Treasury and Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations. The ILB Group funds, develops and promotes sustainable development research excellence in economics and finance. Currently hosting more than 70 research programs within four societal transitions (environmental, digital, demographic and financial), ILB is the center of collaborations between academic, as well as public and private partners on subjects of societal importance. Together, we seek answers for a world in transition!
For more information : www.institutlouisbachelier.org
Green and Sustainable Finance (GSF)
The objective of this ILB Transversal Program is to boost applied academic research in the field of green and sustainable finance. We aim at addressing the most critical research issues, such as scenario analysis, impact measurement and ESG risk modelling, by mutualizing the research effort among both academic institutions and the financial industry, while expanding the overall resources to make sure these new emerging challenges are properly addressed and communicated to a large audience.
For more information : gsf.institutlouisbachelier.org
Banque de France
Should you want to know more about
the Banque de France’s Prize for Young Researchers in Green Finance, click here
I4CE
The Institute for Climate Economics (I4CE) is a Paris-based think tank with expertise in economics and finance with the mission to support action against climate change. Through its applied research, the Institute contributes to the debate on climate-related policies. It also publishes research to support financial institutions, businesses and territories in the fight against climate change and that assists with the incorporation of climate issues into their activities and operations.
For more information : www.i4ce.org
Finance for Tomorrow
Finance for Tomorrow brings together all private, public and institutional players in the Paris financial centre who wish to commit themselves to a finance that focuses on a sustainable future and combines long-term investment with consideration of environmental and social challenges
For more information : financefortomorrow.com
French Research Map on Green and Sustainable Finance
Discover a digital and collaborative tool by Finance for Tomorrow and the Institut Louis Bachelier, in association with the French SIF.
For more information : sustainable-finance-researchmap.org
Observatoire de la finance durable
Explore the commitments and achievements supporting green and sustainable finance of Paris Financial Centre members.
For more information : observatoiredelafinancedurable.com