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Ryan Riordan

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Professor & Distinguished Professor of Finance, Research Director at the Institute for Sustainable Finance, Queen's University, Ontario

Banks around the world are evaluating the potential impact of climate change and government regulation on their lending practices. Energy-intensive sectors, like coal and oil, tend to suffer most. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

January 23, 2022

What is a climate stress test? A sustainable finance expert explains

Ryan Riordan, Queen's University, Ontario

Regulators, banks and policy-makers use stress tests to uncover weak points in how financial institutions operate and identify changes that will help buffer them from harm.

Global investors are already mobilizing capital to take advantage of investment opportunities in climate-smart infrastructure, emissions-reducing technology and updated electricity grids. (Shutterstock)

June 16, 2019

Sustainable finance: Canada risks being left behind in low‑carbon economy

Sean Cleary, Queen's University, Ontario and Ryan Riordan, Queen's University, Ontario

We need to equip Canada’s financial sector to steer us through a global economic transition on our own terms.

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