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‘Green Swan’ Climate Event Could Trigger Global Financial Crisis, BIS Warns

  • Officials say global warming could trigger systemic turmoil
  • Villeroy urges ECB collateral rule overhaul to reflect risks

A swan swims amid an algae bloom in the Baltic Sea. 

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Climate change threatens to provoke “green swan” events that could trigger a systemic financial crisis unless authorities act against such risks, according to the Bank for International Settlements.