A Primer on Green Finance: From Wishful Thinking to Marginal Impact

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Abstract

We raise some critical points against a naïve interpretation of "green finance"products and strategies. These critical insights are the background against which we take a closer look at instruments and policies that might allow green finance to become more impactful. In particular, we focus on the role of a taxonomy and investor activism. We also describe the interaction of government policies with green finance practice - an aspect, which has been mostly neglected in policy debates but needs to be taken into account. Finally, the special case of green government bonds is discussed.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number74
Pages (from-to)1-19
Number of pages19
JournalReview of Economics
Volume74
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2023
Peer-reviewedYes

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Scopus 85153958256
ORCID /0000-0002-5071-7849/work/142250541

Keywords

Research priority areas of TU Dresden

DFG Classification of Subject Areas according to Review Boards

Sustainable Development Goals

Keywords

  • climate policy, ESG goals, green finance