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MNI POLICY: BOC Boosts Focus on Climate Change Risks

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The Bank of Canada gave one of the clearest signals yet it's incorporating climate change into monetary policy, with a presentation by deputy Paul Beaudry Thursday showing a plan to study how financial markets and the economy will adapt.

Monetary policy can make sure the financial system "doesn't become a barrier to this transition," Beaudry said.

The BOC sees risks from damage to physical assets and disruptions as the economy shifts to new ways of production, Beaudry said. New BOC Governor Tiff Macklem also helped advise the government on climate change and finance during his previous job leading the University of Toronto's business school.

Beaudry presented a slideshow with rough scenarios showing how global oil production could plunge if countries actually meet the Paris climate targets, and how there could be a large swing to energy produced from wind and solar as opposed to coal over the next few decades.
MNI Ottawa Bureau | +1 613-314-9647 | greg.quinn@marketnews.com
MNI Ottawa Bureau | +1 613-314-9647 | greg.quinn@marketnews.com

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