The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in India is drafting a new financial risk guideline for all public and private sector banks, focusing on Climate Transition Risk as per the recommen dations from the RBI's Discussion Paper on Climate-related Financial Risks. A regional rural bank, Ganga Gramin Ba nk, operating primarily in an agriculture-dependent state, has a significant portfolio of loans to farmers who practice rain-fed agricu lture and to small coal-fired brick kilns. The new guideline mandates a stress test scenario for a delayed and deficient monsoon combined with a sudden imposition of a high carbon tax on the brick kiln industry, effective from 2026. Which of the following climate-related risks is exemplified by the delayed and deficient monsoon component, and which is exemplified by the sudden carbon tax component, and how do they directly impact the bank's solvenc y?

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Monsoon: Physical Risk (Acute); Carbon Tax: Transition Risk (Policy). Both risks increase the probability of loan default (Credit Risk), directly reducing the bank's solvency.

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Monsoon: Liability Risk; Carbon Tax: Reputational Risk. Both risks lead to an increase in the bank's Regulatory Capital Requirement as per Basel III.

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Monsoon: Physical Risk (Chronic); Carbon Tax: Transition Risk (Market). The monsoon mainly affects Operational Risk, while the carbon tax affects Liquidity Risk.

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Monsoon: Transition Risk (Technology); Carbon Tax: Physical Risk (Chronic). Both risks lead to a decrease in the bank's Tier 1 Capital due to higher provisioning.

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