Sini Matikainen

Sini Matikainen joined the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment as a Distinguished Policy Fellow in June 2024. She also previously worked at the Grantham Research Institute from June 2016 until September 2018 as a Policy Analyst.
Background:
Sini has over eight years of experience in advising EU, UK, and US government entities on topics including mobilization of finance, green finance, and climate-related financial risk. She previously worked at the European Systemic Risk Board at the European Central Bank, the Bank of England, His Majesty’s Treasury, and most recently as Senior Advisor on Climate-related Financial Risk at the US Treasury.
She holds a BA in economics, with distinction, from Stanford University; an MSc in International Management and CEMS from ESADE Business School; and an MSc in Environment and Development, with distinction, from the LSE.
Sini’s research interests include climate-related risk, debt sustainability, and sustainable growth.
Research
Research - 2018
A deepening understanding of the importance of climate change has caused a recent and rapid increase in the number of... Read more

Policy
Policy - 2025
This report proposes a ‘climate contribution’ as a practical, WTO-compliant solution to address carbon leakage risk, ensure investment stability, and support industrial decarbonisation in the face of global policy fragmentation. Read more

Policy - 2018
This is a submission to the consultation on the UK government's 'Cost of energy' review by Professor Dieter Helm, addressing areas including the phase-out of coal and cost of renewable energy. Read more

This is a submission to the consultation on the UK Government's Clean Growth Strategy, with comments on the overall strategy and key sections. Read more

Policy - 2017
This paper sets out responses to selected questions from the the UK government's consultation on its proposal for a more streamlined and effective energy and carbon reporting framework. Read more

Ongoing concerns about the best policies to achieve affordability have led to three reviews: of energy costs, of the Levy Control Framework, and of carbon pricing. This paper draws on research findings and empirical evidence to identify key principles and issues that should be taken into account by the Government in relation to these separate but related reviews. Read more

Note that an 8-page policy brief for decision-makers that draws on the full 36-page paper is available. Headline issue Both... Read more

This paper was submitted in response to the UK Government’s industrial strategy green paper: ‘Building our industrial strategy‘. Read more

This policy brief outlines how the public sector can crowd in private finance to support low-carbon growth and innovation in the UK government’s Industrial Strategy. Read more

Policy - 2016
This study uses the ‘Paris consistency monitor’ to assess whether the past and present action by G20 countries on climate mitigation is consistent with meeting the key requirements of the Paris Agreement. Read more

Books
Books - 2018
A deepening understanding of the importance of climate change has caused a recent and rapid increase in the number of... Read more

News
News - 2018
A new report from the UK’s Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) warns of a ‘dramatic and worrying collapse’ in green investment... Read more

In December 2017, the Vice President of the European Commission announced that the Commission is considering loosening financial regulation for... Read more

The Government's Clean Growth Strategy included plans to use green mortgages to incentivise people to make their homes more energy efficient but what are green mortgages and what evidence is there that they work? Read more

News - 2017
Without robust evidence for a green supporting factor, the European Commission and the High Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (HLEG) should look for other avenues to increase green investment says Sini Matikainen. Read more

Responsible Investor, 6 December 2017 Read more

Encouraging voluntary disclosure by companies of their exposure to climate-related risks may not be enough says Grantham Research Institute Policy Analyst, Sini Matikainen. Read more

The sale of the government-backed Green Investment Bank (GIB) for £2.3bn to a consortium led by Macquarie Group Limited has... Read more

qe4people.eu, 5 June 2017 Read more

Programmes by the European Central Bank (ECB) and Bank of England designed to boost economic growth after the 2008 financial crash could inadvertently be giving high-carbon sectors an advantage over their low-carbon counterparts. These measures, including quantitative easing, may be coming to an end, but their ‘high-carbon skew’ could have a long term impact on the UK and Eurozone. Read more

Fund Strategy, 30 May 2017 Read more

News - 2016
The Guardian, 17 November Read more
