Climate and Nature Finance

Climate and nature finance studies how financial markets and their participants are affected by climate change and nature loss, how they adapt and respond to the associated risks, and how they affect the flow of resources towards green and sustainable modes of production, especially in sectors such as agriculture, energy, and manufacturing.

To promote research on climate and nature finance, BI Norwegian Business School (BI), the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and NYU Stern, with generous support from Norges Bank Investment Management, will convene a research conference in Oslo, Norway, on Friday, April 24th, 2026. The conference will focus broadly on the interactions between climate change, nature, capital markets, corporate governance, and the real economy.

The program will be organized by Caroline Flammer (Columbia University and NBER), Stefano Giglio (Yale University and NBER), Johannes Stroebel (NYU and NBER), and Janis Berzins, Salvatore Miglietta, Bogdan Stacescu, Stephen Szaura, and Adam Winegar (BI Norwegian Business School). It will feature full-paper presentations as well as a poster session for PhD students. There will be an industry-focused event hosted by the Center for Corporate Governance Research at BI on the afternoon of Thursday, April 23rd, and a conference dinner that evening.

The organizers welcome submissions of theoretical as well as empirical papers. Submissions from researchers with and without NBER affiliations, from those whose primary affiliation is in the academic, government, and business sector, and from those who are early in their careers are encouraged. Please do not submit papers that have already been accepted for publication. Submissions should include a conflict-of-interest disclosure statement for any collaborators who have a financial stake in the outcome of the research. Upload Submissions by 11:59pm ET on Sunday, February 1st, 2026.

Conference participants will be responsible for covering their own travel and accommodation expenses. BI will assist with booking local accommodation.

Authors of papers selected for the program will be notified by late February 2026.

Please direct questions about this project to confer@nber.org.