Agnieszka Smoleńska
Agnieszka is Senior Policy Fellow at the Centre for Economic Transition Expertise (CETEx) leading the work on transition planning in the financial sector. She joined the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment as a Visiting Fellow in 2023.
Background
Agnieszka holds a PhD in Law from the European University Institute (2020), where she has been Part-Time Assistant Professor with the Florence School of Banking and Finance (FBF). For the past 15 years, she has worked as an academic, policy advisor and journalist in Brussels, Florence, Jerusalem and Warsaw with a view to improving policymaking in the area of economic regulation. Her research interests span banking law, sustainability transition and euro area governance.
Research
Research - 2024
The article outlines steps towards incorporating transition plans into prudential policy, thereby enabling supervisors to effectively use transition plans as a forward-looking instrument to better manage and overcome some of the challenges associated with climate transition risks. Read more
Policy
Policy - 2024
This report develops a set of principles-based recommendations for strategic national transition planning, designed to steer, accelerate and coordinate whole-of-government and whole-of-economy action towards a just, low-emissions, climate-resilient and nature-positive future. It is accompanied by a detailed Handbook. Read more
The Handbook provides guidance, reference material and practical, in-depth examples across five action areas of recommendations for national transition planning. The principles behind these recommendations are introduced in an accompanying policy report. Read more
Policy - 2022
Net zero transition plans can provide an additional dynamic instrument for financial supervisors to assess and address financial risks. This report provides steps towards incorporating transition plans into prudential supervision. Read more
