Climate-Related Stress Testing: Transition Risks in Norway

November 8, 2020

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Pierpaolo Grippa, and Samuel Mann. Climate-Related Stress Testing: Transition Risks in Norway, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2020) accessed December 22, 2024

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Summary

This paper explores three possible transmission channels for transition risk shocks to the financial system in Norway. First, we estimate the direct firm-level impact of a substantial increase in domestic carbon prices under severe assumptions. Second, we map the impact of a drastic increase in global carbon prices on the domestic economy via the Norwegian oil sector. Third, we model the impact of a forced reduction in Norwegian oil firms’ output on shareholder portfolios. Results show that such a sharp increase in carbon prices would have a significant but manageable impact on banks. Finally, the paper discusses ways to advance the still evolving field of transition risk stress testing.

Subject: Carbon tax, Economic sectors, Environment, Greenhouse gas emissions, Oil prices, Oil sector, Oil, gas and mining taxes, Prices, Taxes

Keywords: Asset pricing, Balance sheet approach, Carbon emissions, Carbon price, Carbon tax, Climate change, Emissions data, Enterprise value, Environmental policy, Financial stability, Gas and mining taxes, Global, Greenhouse gas emissions, Low-carbon economy, Oil, Oil prices, Oil sector, Transition risk, WP

Publication Details

Pages:

38
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Series:

Working Paper No. 2020/232
Stock No:

WPIEA2020232
ISBN:

9781513559674
ISSN:

1018-5941

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