Financing climate-friendly energy development through bonds

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 337-349

  Mathews, John A ^a,b   Kidney, Sean ^c  

^a LUISS UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Climate Bonds Initiative   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

climate bonds; global warming; green bonds; green finance; low carbon technology

Indexed keywords

BANKING; FINANCE; PRIVATE SECTOR; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861495583     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: 14703637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2012.675702     Document Type: Review

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