Hedging climate risks with green assets

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2022
Volume: 212
Issue: C

Score contribution per author:

0.336 = (α=2.02 / 3 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Utilizing two novel measures of transition and physical climate risks obtained from textual analysis, we examine the hedging benefits of various green assets and popular precious metals against climate uncertainty. We find that green bonds stand out from the rest of the assets in our sample, including gold, exhibiting a consistent positive correlation with both types of climate risks. The findings suggest that green bonds can offer reliable safe haven benefits against climate uncertainty, providing new insight into the role of these assets not only as an investment that offers benefits associated with socially responsible investing, but also as a tool to manage climate risk exposures in investment portfolios.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:212:y:2022:i:c:s0165176522000222
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25