High tide flooding on West Avenue in Miami in 2008. A new set of papers published by the San Francisco Federal Reserve delivered a ?dire? warning about the dangers of climate change. | Shutterstock

A report from the San Francisco Federal Reserve underscores how climate shifts create big investment and economic risks The publication page for the San Francisco Federal Reserve, part of the nation?s central banking system, isn?t known for light reading. Recent research papers, such as ?Yield Curve Responses to Introducing Negative Policy Rates? or ?Precautionary Pricing: The Disinflationary Effects of ELB Risk,? aren?t exactly meant to go viral.
But a new set of papers around climate change should gain an audience beyond academic and economic circles. Titled ?Strategies to Address Climate Change Risk in Low- and Moderate-income Communities,? this collection of 18 articles by academics and experts collectively offers ?one of the most specific and dire accountings of the dangers posed to businesses and communities in the United States,? according to the New York Times. Other central banks and bankers are taking notice of climate change as well; Since 2017, 46 central banks and regulators have joined the Network for Greening the Financial System, according to the Financial Times, including representatives from China, France, and the United Kingdom. The World Economic Forum?s 2019 Global Risk Report listed three risks of climate change?extreme weather events, failure of c...