Climate-Related Financial Risks for Kenyan Banks An Analysis of Loan Portfolios and GHG Emissions

• Main Author: Wambui, Reuben Muhindi (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Geneva Graduate Institute Publications 2021
• Series: eCahiers de l'Institut
• Subjects: Finance; finance; risks; bank; carbon capture and storage; climate-related disclosures; GHG emissions; lending
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This study analyses the climate risk exposure of Kenyan banks given the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions represented by their sectoral loan composition and their relative funding of climate risk through their loan portfolios. This is achieved by constructing two climate-relevant indices: Emissions Exp...