Economics & Finance

Climate Finance

Arindam Bandyopadhyay

This chapter details how climate risks (physical and transitional) challenge the financial system, including asset value erosion and default risks. It examines responses from regulators like the Reserve Bank of India, including climate stress tests and ESG disclosures. The…

Can green finance reduce corporate carbon risk?

Zhong T.

An empirical study asking whether green finance actually reduces corporate carbon risk. Without an abstract, methods and sample remain unclear, but the paper sits at the core of transition finance and ESG-effectiveness debates, with implications for how firms link funding to…

via Finance Research Letters

CLIMATE FINANCE AND GREEN TRADE TRANSITIONS: EU CARBON BORDER ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM, GREEN BOND MARKETS, AND CLIMATE RISK IN BANK LENDING PORTFOLIOS

S. A. Sait

This paper analyzes climate finance and green trade transitions across three dimensions: the EU CBAM's asymmetric compliance burdens on developing-economy exports (steel, cement, aluminium); the scaling of green bond markets past USD 4 trillion amid greenwashing and…

via Global Journal for Progressive Innovation and Research

Sustainability Under Pressure: Evaluating the Effect of Short-Term Inhibition of EU CBAM on the ESG-Based Environmental Performance of China’s High-Carbon Industries

Shengwen Zhu, Yicen Lu, Xiyu Zhou, …

This study uses PSM-DID to analyze the short-term impact of the EU CBAM transition period on ESG environmental scores of Chinese high-carbon firms. Results show the CBAM transition significantly inhibits environmental performance, with increased financing constraints as the core…

via Sustainability

Carbon Pricing and Green Finance: A Review of the Literature

This literature review systematically organizes existing research at the intersection of carbon pricing and green finance, extracting key themes, methodologies, and policy implications. It focuses on mechanisms such as emissions trading, carbon taxes, green bonds, and…

via SSRN

Staged investments in carbon abatement technologies under a phased emission trading scheme: A real options analysis

Inho Jung, Hyunjun Han, 김현준, …

This paper uses real options analysis to examine staged investments in carbon abatement technologies under a phased emissions trading scheme, highlighting the impact of policy uncertainty on investment timing.

via Applied Energy

Environmental Finance Instruments Designed to Finance Abatement of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions and Manage Transition Risk

Akorede K. Oluwo

This paper systematically categorizes environmental finance instruments aimed at GHG abatement and transition risk management, including green bonds, transition bonds, and carbon credits. It analyzes their features and case studies from firms and governments, proposing…

Financing the low-carbon transition: Do energy transition investments improve ESG performance?

Kwamie Dunbar, Mohammed Alrashdani

This paper empirically examines whether energy transition investments improve corporate ESG performance. It analyzes how financing for low-carbon transition is reflected in ESG ratings, offering insights for investors and corporate decision-makers.

via Energy Economics

Digital Transformation of Sustainable Finance: A Review of FinTech Applications in ESG Scoring, Climate Risk, and Green Bonds

Fahad Ullah Khan, Asad Amin

This review comprehensively surveys FinTech applications (AI, ML, big data, blockchain) in ESG scoring, climate risk assessment, and green bonds. It highlights how digital tools improve efficiency and data coverage while addressing challenges like biased algorithms,…

via International Journal of Innovative Research in Computer Science & Technology

Decarbonization from a business risk perspective

Maurizio Pompella, Nicos Scordis

This paper analyzes decarbonization from a business risk perspective, discussing how climate-related transition and physical risks affect corporate finance and emphasizing the importance of risk management frameworks.

via Decarbonisation and the Reshaping of Risk