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The Dynamic Effect of Climate News on Financial Markets: Evidence from France

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  • Hamza Bennani

    (LEMNA - Laboratoire d'économie et de management de Nantes Atlantique - Nantes Univ - IAE Nantes - Nantes Université - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises - Nantes - Nantes Université - pôle Sociétés - Nantes Univ - Nantes Université)

  • Samuel Ligonniere

    (CEPS - Centre d'Economie de l'ENS Paris-Saclay - Université Paris-Saclay - ENS Paris Saclay - Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay)

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We investigate the dynamic response of stock market returns of 137 French companies to climate risks in France, proxied by media coverage, using local projections. First, we move beyond the conventional two-group approach by classifying firms into three categories—green, middle-brown, and super-brown—capturing heterogeneity in carbon emissions. Second, we distinguish between transitory and persistent climate-risk news shocks and trace their effect over a 24-month horizon. We find that climate-risk news shocks depress stock returns persistently, but this long-lasting effect is concentrated among middle-brown firms. Both the quantitative intensity and the qualitative tone of climate news matter. These results suggest that investors incorporate climate-related information only gradually, especially when firms' environmental positioning is not clear.

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  • Hamza Bennani & Samuel Ligonniere, 2025. "The Dynamic Effect of Climate News on Financial Markets: Evidence from France," Working Papers hal-04981801, HAL.
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