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Environmental policies on the systematic risk of critical metals companies

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  • Pastén-Henríquez, Boris
  • Tapia-Griñen, Pablo
  • Sepúlveda-Velásquez, Jorge

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The increase in natural disasters due to climate change has prompted the adoption of measures to mitigate it, like the use of renewable energy sources. This study suggests that the transition risk associated with these policies will rise the demand for critical metals, increasing the systematic risk for companies that produce them. Using Bayesian structural time series, we find evidence suggesting that, following the Paris and Dubai Agreements, the systematic risk for copper and lithium-producing companies increased. At the same time, the changes for cobalt and nickel varied. So, future consideration should be given to hedging these assets.

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  • Pastén-Henríquez, Boris & Tapia-Griñen, Pablo & Sepúlveda-Velásquez, Jorge, 2024. "Environmental policies on the systematic risk of critical metals companies," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 69(PA).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:finlet:v:69:y:2024:i:pa:s1544612324010821
    DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2024.106052
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    Keywords

    Systematic risk; Climate change; Copper; Lithium; Cobalt; Nickel;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
    • G15 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - International Financial Markets
    • Q02 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General - - - Commodity Market

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