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7/29/2022

Office of Financial Research Pilots Cutting-edge Data Hub to Assist with Climate-risk Assessments | U.S. Department o…

Office of Financial Research Pilots Cutting-Edge Data Hub to
Assist with Climate-risk Assessments
July 28, 2022

WASHINGTON–Today, the O ice of Financial Research (OFR) announces the launch of its
Climate Data and Analytics Hub pilot, a new tool to help financial regulators assess risks to
financial stability stemming from climate change. This collaborative environment will improve
usersʼ access to public climate and public financial data, high-performance computing tools,
and analytical and visualization so ware. Access to the pilot initially will be limited to the
Federal Reserve Board of Governors (FRB) and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY),
with the goal of expanding access to all of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC)
member agencies.
“Financial regulators need both financial and non-financial data, as well as high-powered
computing capabilities, to e ectively research climate-related financial risks,” said James
Martin, Acting Director of the O ice of Financial Research. “The OFR is proud to partner with
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to
help assess and identify climate-related financial risks to financial stability.”
The Climate Data and Analytics Hub will allow pilot participants to integrate data from across
the federal government, including wildfire, crop condition, precipitation, and other climaterelated data with their public supervisory data for a more precise view of the relationship
between climate change and financial stability risk. The Hub is also equipped with statistical
and visualization applications that will allow deeper insight into climate-related financial risks
and vulnerabilities.
“Delivering a clearer assessment of financial risks due to climate change requires both climate
data and financial data – information that is o en siloed – and the ability to integrate these
data,” said Nellie Liang, the Treasury Departmentʼs Under Secretary for Domestic Finance.
“Today, the O ice of Financial Research is taking an important step toward enabling
policymakers to better understand and address risks to the financial system posed by climate
change. By providing a shared database of both climate data and financial data and highpowered computing tools, OFRʼs climate hub pilot will help streamline regulatorsʼ access to
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this critical information, providing a new, more comprehensive view of climate-related
financial risks.”
For more information, see OFRʼs Climate Data and Analytics Hub Fact Sheet

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