Asset Diversification versus Climate Action

Christoph Hambel, Holger Kraft and Frederick (Rick) van der Ploeg

No 8476, CESifo Working Paper Series from CESifo

Abstract: Asset pricing and climate policy are analyzed in a global economy where consumption goods are produced by both a green and a carbon-intensive sector. We allow for endogenous growth and three types of damages from global warming. It is shown that, initially, the desire to diversify assets complements the attempt to mitigate economic damages from climate change. In the longer run, however, a trade-off between diversification and climate action emerges. We derive the optimal carbon price, the equilibrium risk-free rate, and risk premia. Climate disasters, which are more likely to occur sooner as temperature rises, significantly increase risk premia.

Keywords: decarbonisation; diversification; carbon price; asset prices; green assets; disaster risk (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D81 G01 G12 Q50 Q54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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