November 16, 2021

Weather’s not a threat to banks



 Weather’s not a threat to banks

Biden needs to stop lying. Climate change is not a threat to our financial system. 

The New York Federal Reserve: “How bad are weather disasters for banks?”   

The answer: “Not very!”

Despite Biden’s claims to the contrary it turns out that because the actual size of financial system dwarfs the cost of weather disasters, adaptation to weather reduces the costs of weather disasters, banks understand risks of weather disasters and adjust their rates and loan portfolios to reflect the risk and banks make money on loans that actually increase after weather disasters. 

So. Yes climate change exists. No, it’s not a threat to our financial system.  And, no it’s not an existential threat. 

https://www.newyorkfed.org/medialibrary/media/research/staff_reports/sr990.pdf




No comments:

Post a Comment

Ineffectual

US President Joe Biden told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that  the US will not aid any Israeli counterattack on Iran , US media report,...