Quo Vadis Climate Transition Risk? A Literature Review and Recommendations

• Published in: Copernican journal of finance & accounting 2024-12, Vol.13 (2), p.63-87
• Main Authors: Oguntuase, Oluwaseun J., Ajibare, Adedayo O.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Banking; Climate change; Climate policy; Developing countries; financial stability; interconnectedness; LDCs; Literature reviews; Securities markets; systemic risk; transition risk
• ISSN: 2300-1240; 2300-3065
• DOI: 10.12775/CJFA.2024.008

This paper examines the academic research on climate transition risk. Theobjective of this study is to provide descriptive characteristics of research trends inthe field of climate transition risk and make recommendations based on major bibliometricdata such as authors, journals, citation figures, methodology, geographicalfocus and author’s location. The systematic literature review methodology was usedto obtain information on publications and intellectual structure related to climatetransition risk from the Scopus bibliographic database until November 2023. A searchstrategy was developed to screen the title for eligibility, using the abstract and full textwhere needed. The review showed that annual evolution has increased significantlyin recent years. Findings revealed a marked European and Chinese dominance with little contribution from Global South in this research field with limited contributionsfrom Global South in terms of focus and authors and organizations contributions. Thepredominant data source is data-set indices, with limited methodological diversity inclimate transition risk research. Findings also showed that authors from universities,research institutes and central banks are contributing to climate transition risk literature. The main themes in climate transition risk research are banking, climate policy,stock market, and asset price and performance. The impacts of climate change on interconnectedness,systemic risk and financial stability were widely covered in overlappingpublications.