CEFGroup Director Invited to Speak at RBNZ Media Conference
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) released the Climate Changed 2021 & Beyond report this morning, outlining its actions to mitigate and manage the significant financial risks associated with climate change. CEFGroup Director, Associate Professor Ivan Diaz-Rainey, was invited to give a presentation about why central banks should be taking action around the risks of climate change, as well as the topic of climate finance in general.
The briefing was live-streamed on RBNZ’s website and a recording is available from RBNZ Research and Publications > Videos.
CEFGroup Deputy Director’s Video Interview with Radio NZ
CEFGroup Deputy Director Sebastian Gehricke talked with Radio New Zealand last night on the topic of sustainable finance. Find out more from the following link:
Environmental Finance | RNZ National, 9pm Radio (Tuesday), 19/10/2021 play now
Upcoming Conference | Globally Sustainable Banking & Finance: In Support of Evidence-Based Policy Making
Ivan Diaz-Rainey, Director of the Climate and Energy Finance Group (CEFGroup), Quyen Nguyen, CEFGroup STRAND Marsden Postdoctoral Fellow, and Iftekhar Ahmed, CEFGroup PhD Candidate in Finance will be presenting at the Globally Sustainable Banking & Finance: In Support of Evidence-Based Policy Making Conference on Tuesday the 12th and Wednesday the 13th of October (NZST). The conference is jointly organised by the International Review of Financial Analysis, the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission and Project Greenwatch. Details of their presentation are as follows:
PRESENTATION ON TUESDAY 12TH OCTOBER NZST
- Date and time: Tuesday 12th October 1:00am-2:00am New Zealand Standard Time (or Monday 11th October 1:00pm-2:00pm British Summer Time)
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Presentation Title: In Search of Climate Distress Risk
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Presenter: Dr. Quyen Nguyen (STRAND Marsden Postdoctoral Fellow, CEFGroup, University of Otago)
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Co-Authors: Associate Professor Ivan Diaz-Rainey and Dr. Duminda Kuruppuarachchi
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Presentation Title: Climate Transition Risk in U.S. Loan Portfolios: Are All Banks the Same?
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Presenter: Associate Professor Ivan Diaz-Rainey (Director, CEFGroup, University of Otago)
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Co-Authors: Dr. Quyen Nguyen, Dr. Duminda Kuruppuarachchi, Dr. Matthew McCarten and Dr. Eric Tan
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PRESENTATION ON WEDNESDAY 13TH OCTOBER NZST
- Date and time: Wednesday 13th October 2:20am-3:20am New Zealand Standard Time (or Tuesday 12th October 2:20pm-3:20pm British Summer Time)
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Presentation Title: Expand or Avoid: Microfinance Credit Risk and Climate Vulnerability Portfolios
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Presenter: Iftekhar Ahmed (PhD Candidate in Finance, CEFGroup, University of Otago)
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The conference is free-of-charge but registration is required and seats are limited. Click here to register and click here to see conference agenda.
Caroline Lambert CEFGroup Sustainable Investment Visit
Caroline Lambert visited the Climate and Energy Finance Group (CEFGroup) this Thursday. She delivered a EU Green Deal talk (jointly hosted by He Kaupapa Hononga – Otago’s Climate Change Research Network and CEFGroup), and a Sustainable Finance and Taxonomies guest lecture for Sebastian‘s FINC399 class.
Caroline is Head of Trade for the Delegation of the European Union to Aotearoa/New Zealand and leads climate, energy and other “Green Deal” aspects of diplomacy. Caroline has over 20 years’ experience in European policy design in the European Commission and has worked in a variety of roles in energy, transport, climate, environment, budgetary and financial affairs.
PICTURE: CEFGroup Morning Tea with Caroline
PICTURE: Deputy Vice Chancellor (R&E) Richard Blaikie Making Opening Remarks at Caroline’s Public Lecture
From Left to Right: Ivan Diaz-Rainey, Caroline Lambert, and Richard Blaikie
PICTURE: CEFGroup Director Ivan Diaz-Rainey Making Formal Introduction at Caroline’s Public Lecture
CEFGroup Director Comments on NZ Carbon Price
New Zealand carbon price more than doubled within a year, from below $30 per tonne of emission to a skyrocketing $65. CEFGroup Director, Associate Professor Ivan Diaz-Rainey was quoted in a Stuff article, where he expressed his concern for potential speculation in the carbon market, and the urge for a high enough carbon price to drive decisive climate action. Click here to learn more.
Upcoming IAEE Webinar: The Role of Fundamentals and Policy in New Zealand’s Carbon Prices
Ivan Diaz-Rainey, Director of the Climate and Energy Finance Group (CEFGroup) and Ling Liao, CEFGroup PhD Candidate in Climate Finance, University of Otago have been invited to speak at the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE)‘s webinar series. Details of the webinar are as follows:
Speakers: Associate Professor Ivan Diaz-Rainey and Ms Ling Liao
Date and time: Thursday 7th October 9:00am-10:00am New Zealand Standard Time (or Wednesday 6th October 4:00pm-5:00pm Eastern Time)
Topic: The Role of Fundamentals and Policy in New Zealand’s Carbon Prices
The webinar is free-of-charge but registration is required and seats are limited. Sign up to ensure a spot!
For more information, please visit IAEE’s event page.
CEFGroup Director Joins Climate Policy Editorial Board
CEFGroup Director, Associate Professor Ivan Diaz-Rainey, has been appointed to the Editorial Board of Climate Policy – an international journal publishing high quality research into climate-change policy, including adaptation, negotiations and impact.
Recently, Ivan has been working with the team on a special issue on Green Finance in Asia. He has been invited to contribute to the enhancement of the number and quality of submissions in the fields of Climate Finance, drawing upon his research activities in this field.
CEFGroup PhD Paper Accepted for Presentation at the IFABS 2021 Oxford Conference
CEFgroup PhD Iftekhar Ahmed‘s paper has been accepted for presentation at the IFABS 2021 Oxford Conference being hosted at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.
The paper entitled “Expand or Avoid: Microfinance Credit Risk and Climate Vulnerability” (with Associate Professor Ivan Diaz-Rainey, Associate Professor Helen Roberts and Dr Dung Nguyen) has been considered for the Federal Reserve Board Special Session on Credit Risk. Iftekhar Ahmed will be sharing his findings and thoughts 12am on Thursday, 16th of September (NZST). Be sure to join the session by clicking on the following registration link:
https://www.conftool.com/ifabs2021-oxford/
Joint HKH and CEFGroup Public Lecture
Joint HKH & CEFGroup Public Lecture: Delivering the EU Green Deal
Guest Speaker: Caroline Lambert [Head of Trade, Delegation of the European Union to Aotearoa/New Zealand]
Date & Time: Wednesday 22nd September, 6.00pm-6.50pm
Venue: Archway 2 Lecture Theatre | Livestream via Zoom [password: green]
Caroline Lambert is Head of Trade for the Delegation of the European Union to Aotearoa/New Zealand and leads climate, energy and other “Green Deal” aspects of diplomacy. Caroline has over 20 years’ experience in European policy design in the European Commission and has worked in a variety of roles in energy, transport, climate, environment, budgetary and financial affairs. Caroline will provide her thoughts on their new “Delivering the EU Green Deal” legislative plan.
CALL FOR PAPERS: 2nd CEFGroup Climate Finance Symposium
The Climate and Energy Finance Group (CEFGroup) welcomes submissions of papers for its second academic climate finance symposium. We welcome papers in all areas of climate finance, sustainable finance, energy finance, carbon finance, and ESG investing/reporting etc.
We intend to divide the symposium into two broad tracks. Day one will have a focus on climate finance and related innovative methodologies (GIS modelling, simulation, stress testing, machine learning etc.) and policy implications. Day two will focus more on conventional empirical and theoretical papers in sustainable finance.
For further details, please visit our event page. Deadline for submission is Friday 15th October 2021.
