Irene Monasterolo

Utrecht University

Vredenburg 138

Utrecht, 3511 BG

Netherlands

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1.

Asset-level assessment of climate physical risk matters for adaptation finance

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 14 Apr 2022 Last Revised: 04 Nov 2023
WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Utrecht University and University of Zurich - Department of Banking and Finance
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Climate physical risks, spatial finance, plant-level impact, tail risk, investors’ losses, adaptation

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CLIMAFIN Handbook: Pricing Forward-Looking Climate Risks Under Uncertainty

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 08 Nov 2019
Stefano Battiston, Antoine Mandel and Irene Monasterolo
University of Zurich - Department of Banking and Finance, Université Paris I Panthéon-SorbonneClimate Finance Alpha and Utrecht University
Downloads 2,232 (11,909)
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CLIMAFIN, forward-looking climate transition risk, climate deep uncertainty, financial contracts, financial pricing models, Climate Spread, Climate Value at Risk, Climate Stress-test

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The NACE – CPRS – IAM mapping: A tool to support climate risk analysis of financial portfolio using NGFS scenarios.

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 19 Oct 2022
University of Zurich - Department of Banking and Finance, Utrecht University, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and Independent
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Climate transition risk, climate finance, CPRS Granular, classification of economic activities, process-based IAM, NGFS scenarios

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The Climate Spread of Corporate and Sovereign Bonds

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 07 May 2019 Last Revised: 17 Sep 2020
Stefano Battiston and Irene Monasterolo
University of Zurich - Department of Banking and Finance and Utrecht University
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Climate transition risk, financial pricing models, deep uncertainty, sovereign bonds, climate spread, prudential regulation

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Climate Change and the Financial System

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 12 Nov 2019 Last Revised: 13 Jan 2020
Irene Monasterolo
Utrecht University
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Climate risks, financial risk, carbon stranded assets, financial stability, climate policies, Climate Value at Risk, Climate Spread, Climate Stress-test

Climate Change and the Financial System

Annual Review of Resource Economics, Vol. 12, Issue 1, pp. 299-320, 2020
Posted: 26 Oct 2020
Irene Monasterolo
Utrecht University

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The double materiality of climate physical and transition risks in the euro area

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 11 Oct 2021 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2022
WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Utrecht University, World Bank, Ca Foscari University of Venice and European Central Bank (ECB)
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climate physical risk; climate transition risk; Network for Greening the Financial System scenarios; double materiality; Stock-Flow Consistent model.

The Double Materiality of Climate Physical and Transition Risks in the Euro Area

ECB Working Paper No. 2022/2665
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 21 May 2022
WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Utrecht University, World Bank, Ca Foscari University of Venice and European Central Bank (ECB)
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climate physical risk, climate transition risk, double materiality, Network for Greening the Financial System scenarios, Stock-Flow Consistent model

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Climate Transition Risk, Climate Sentiments, and Financial Stability in a Stock-Flow Consistent Approach

Number of pages: 65 Posted: 06 Apr 2020
Nepomuk Dunz, Asjad Naqvi and Irene Monasterolo
World Bank, Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) and Utrecht University
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Climate sentiments, climate transition risk, credit market, green supporting factor, carbon tax, financial stability, Stock-Flow Consistent modelling

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On the Dependence of Investor’s Probability of Default on Climate Transition Scenarios

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 09 Mar 2021
Stefano Battiston and Irene Monasterolo
University of Zurich - Department of Banking and Finance and Utrecht University
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Climate transition risk, climate policy scenarios, probability of default, corporate bonds, Expected Shortfall, climate financial risk assessment, risk management

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Climate Risks and Financial Stability

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 08 Feb 2021
Stefano Battiston, Yannis Dafermos and Irene Monasterolo
University of Zurich - Department of Banking and Finance, SOAS University of London and Utrecht University
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climate change, financial stability, climate policies, financial instruments, network models, stock-flow consistent models, agent based models, empirical finance.

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Blind to Carbon Risk? An Analysis of Stock Market’s Reaction to the Paris Agreement

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 27 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 29 Oct 2019
Irene Monasterolo and Luca De Angelis
Utrecht University and University of Bologna - Department of Economics
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asset pricing, Paris Agreement announcement, low-carbon indices, carbon-intensive indices, systematic risk, Markowitz’s portfolio optimization, market model, Fama-French five-factor model, risk-adjusted return, stranded assets

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The Good, the Bad and the Hot House World: Conceptual Underpinnings of the NGFS Scenarios and Suggestions for Improvement

Banco Espana Working Paper No. 2302
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 26 Sep 2022 Last Revised: 12 Apr 2023
Irene Monasterolo, Maria Nieto and Edo Schets
Utrecht University, Banco de España and Bloomberg LP
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NGFS scenarios, climate finance, climate transition risks, climate physical risks, Integrated Assessment Models, carbon pricing, climate-financial risk assessment

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Accounting for finance is key for climate mitigation pathways

Science, 28 May 2021.DOI: 10.1126/science.abf3877
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 08 Feb 2021 Last Revised: 25 May 2021
University of Zurich - Department of Banking and Finance, Utrecht University, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
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climate finance, financial risk, mitigation scenarios, energy technology, systemic risk, integrated climate financial risk assessment

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Macroeconomic and Financial Impacts of Compounding Pandemics and Climate Risks

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 19 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 07 Jun 2021
World Bank, Ca Foscari University of Venice, Utrecht University, Ca Foscari University of Venice and Università degli Studi di Genova - DIME - Department of Mechanics, Energetics, Management and Transportation
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Climate physical risk, COVID-19, compound risk, credit market constraints, public spending effectiveness, debt sustainability

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Is There a Role for Central Banks in the Low-Carbon Transition? A Stock-Flow Consistent Modelling Approach

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 27 Nov 2017
Irene Monasterolo and Marco Raberto
Utrecht University and Università degli Studi di Genova - DIME - Department of Mechanics, Energetics, Management and Transportation
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central banks, green Quantitative Easing, green sovereign bonds, Stock-Flows Consistency, financial stability, inequality

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Climate-Finance and Climate Transition Risk: An Assessment of China's Overseas Energy Investments Portfolio

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 18 Apr 2018
Irene Monasterolo, Jiani I. Zheng and Stefano Battiston
Utrecht University, University of Zurich - Department of Banking and Finance and University of Zurich - Department of Banking and Finance
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Overseas Energy Fi nance, Climate Transition Risk, Climate Policy Scenarios, Climate Stress-Test, Climate VaR, Climate- Finance

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A Financial Macro-Network Approach to Climate Policy Evaluation

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 21 Nov 2017 Last Revised: 18 Apr 2018
Veronika Stolbova, Irene Monasterolo and Stefano Battiston
University of Zurich, Department of Banking and Finance, Utrecht University and University of Zurich - Department of Banking and Finance
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financial networks, feedback loops, climate policies, shock transmission channels, indirect effects, low-carbon transition

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Reducing Climate Transition Risk in Central Banks’ Asset Purchasing Programs

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 12 Mar 2021
Giacomo Bressan, Irene Monasterolo and Stefano Battiston
WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Utrecht University and University of Zurich - Department of Banking and Finance
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central banks, market neutrality, asset purchase, climate transition risk, corporate bonds, portfolio's climate exposure

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The Climate Target Gap Is Widening. Can We Close It by Including Climate Finance in SSPs?

Number of pages: 5 Posted: 05 Nov 2018 Last Revised: 06 Jun 2019
Stefano Battiston and Irene Monasterolo
University of Zurich - Department of Banking and Finance and Utrecht University
Downloads 241 (218,733)
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Climate Finance, Climate Change, Socio-Economic Shared Pathways, Integrated Assessment Model, Climate Finance Risk Metrics

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Climate risk, sustainable finance and international business: a research agenda

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 08 Sep 2022
Elisa Giuliani, Irene Monasterolo and Anja Duranovic
University of Pisa, Utrecht University and WU Vienna University of Economics and Business
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Climate finance, international business, institutional investors, climate pledges, ESG investing, fossil fuel divesting.

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Vulnerable Yet Relevant: The Two Dimensions of Climate-Related Financial Disclosure

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 23 May 2017
Irene Monasterolo, Stefano Battiston, Anthony Janetos and Zoey Zheng
Utrecht University, University of Zurich - Department of Banking and Finance, Boston University and Boston University
Downloads 194 (267,813)
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GHG exposure index, GHG holding index, market-based solutions, climate change, climate-risk disclosure

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Climate Sentiments in the Financial Sector: How Financial Markets, Policies and Regulations Generate Barriers and Opportunities to Align Portfolios to Sustainability

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 03 Aug 2020
Irene Monasterolo, Natalie Glas and Sabine Kunesch
Utrecht University, Environment Agency Austria and Environment Agency Austria
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climate-related financial risks, carbon risks, transition risks, climate sentiments, sustainable finance, knowledge co-production, barriers, engagement, divestment, EU Green Deal, EU Action Plan on Sustainable Finance

The Importance of Compound Risk in the Nexus of Covid-19, Climate Change and Finance

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 07 Jan 2021
Utrecht University, University of Venice - Department of EconomicsCa Foscari University of Venice - Dipartimento di Economia and University of Zurich - Department of Banking and Finance
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COVID-19, climate change, financial interconnectedness, compound risk, loss amplification, resilience policies

The Importance of Compound Risk in the Nexus of COVID-19, Climate Change and Finance

Posted: 08 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 25 Jun 2020
Utrecht University, University of Venice - Department of EconomicsCa Foscari University of Venice - Dipartimento di Economia and University of Zurich - Department of Banking and Finance

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pandemic, climate change, climate finance, financial risk, compound risk

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Enabling or Hampering? Climate Risk and the Role of Finance in the Low-Carbon Transition

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 22 Feb 2021
University of Zurich - Department of Banking and Finance, Utrecht University, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
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climate transition risk, carbon price, climate finance, climate economic models, disorderly transition scenarios.

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Climate Transition Spillovers and Sovereign Risk: Evidence from Indonesia

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 17 Mar 2023
Régis Gourdel, Irene Monasterolo and Kevin P. Gallagher
WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Utrecht University and Boston University
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climate transition spillover risks, NGFS scenarios, balance of payment, public debt sustainability, sovereign risk, Stock-Flow Consistent model

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A Question of Trust? Banks’ Climate Sentiments, Lending Behavior and the Low-Carbon Transition

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 05 Dec 2022
Irene Monasterolo, Andrea Mazzocchetti and Andrea Vismara
Utrecht University, Ca Foscari University of Venice and Vienna University of Economics and Business
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Banks' climate sentiments, Carbon pricing, banking, Credit risk, climate finance, Investment, Low-carbon transition, Co-benefits.

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Technological greenness and long-run performance

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 01 Dec 2023
Stefano Battiston, Irene Monasterolo and Maurizio Montone
University of Zurich - Department of Banking and Finance, Utrecht University and Utrecht University
Downloads 39 (737,848)
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Technological greenness; Climate finance; Long-run returns; Operating performance; Disclosure

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Climate credit risk and corporate valuation

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 03 Mar 2023
University of Zurich - Department of Banking and Finance, Université Paris I Panthéon-SorbonneClimate Finance Alpha, Utrecht University and University of Zurich - Department of Banking and Finance
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climate change; credit risk; bond; financial valuation; climate transition risk; climate scenarios

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Fossil Fuels versus Green Subsidies: A Stock-Flows Consistent Model of Public Policies for the Low-Carbon Transition

Posted: 08 Jun 2017
Irene Monasterolo and Marco Raberto
Utrecht University and Università degli Studi di Genova - DIME - Department of Mechanics, Energetics, Management and Transportation

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Flow-fund behavioural model, Stock-Flow Consistency, fossil fuels subsidies, green fiscal measures, green sovereign bonds, distributive effects

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A Climate Stress-Test of the Financial System

Battiston, S., Mandel, A., Monasterolo, I., Schütze, F., & Visentin, G. (2017). A Climate stress-test of the financial system. Nature Climate Change, 7(4), 283–288. https://doi.org/doi:10.1038/nclimate3255
Posted: 03 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 11 Sep 2020
University of Zurich - Department of Banking and Finance, Université Paris I Panthéon-SorbonneClimate Finance Alpha, Utrecht University, DIW Berlin and University of Zurich - Institute of Mathematics

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climate stress-test, climate policy risk, decarbonization, stress-test, stranded assets, carbon risk, climate-sensitive sectors