It is a great honor for us to welcome experts from many countries today to the International Research Workshop on Climate-related Financial Risks, hosted by the Bank of Japan's Financial System and Bank Examination Department. On behalf of the organizers, I would like to thank you for your attendance. I wish we could meet face to face, but at the same time, I recognize the benefit of online meetings, as we can join discussions across the world without the burden of travel. The topic of this workshop is climate-related financial risks, that is, the risks that climate change might destabilize the financial system ... (full story)