I am confident that our financial system can mobilise the necessary financing, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel said in a speech at the Adam Smith Business School in Glasgow, where he talked about the financing for the transition to a greenhouse gas-neutral economy. He also elaborated on what the potential financing mix to fund the transition might look like. Furthermore, Nagel emphasised the need for a strong banking system and improved access to capital market financing. 

“If the world keeps its current policies unchanged, global temperatures are expected to rise by three degrees Celsius (on average). And this could cost India roughly 19 % of GDP by 2050, compared to a world without climate change,” First Deputy Governor of the Deutsche Bundesbank Sabine Mauderer said in an interview with Indian newspaper “The Economic Times”. She also spoke about the global economic impact of climate change and the work of the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS).

The mission statement expresses the Bundesbank’s defining features, how it interprets its mandate and the future vision it aspires to.

The business operations of institutions such as the Bundesbank inevitably have an environmental impact. The Bundesbank is aware of its responsibility to minimise this impact and to make an active, sustainable contribution to protecting the environment and preventing climate change.

In an interview with the German business daily newspaper Börsen-Zeitung, Bundesbank First Deputy Governor Sabine Mauderer spoke about the opportunities and challenges facing Germany as a business location, the green transformation of the economy and the impact of climate change on inflation. The interview also covered the significance of the capital market and how artificial intelligence can lead to productivity gains in Germany.

Bundesbank First Deputy Governor Sabine Mauderer discusses the financial market fluctuations feared by many, the struggle to establish a common deposit insurance scheme for savers in Europe, the importance of economic growth, Germany as a financial hub, the significance of the capital markets union for the average person on the street and central banks’ responsibilities in respect of climate-related risks.