Recent Developments in Green Finance, Green Growth and Carbon Neutrality - Softcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Dr. Muhammad Shahbaz is Professor of Economics at Beijing Institute of Technology, China, and Senior Department Fellow at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom. He holds a PhD in Economics from the National College of Business Administration and Economics, Lahore, Pakistan. Dr. Shahbaz’s research covers development economics, energy economics, environmental economics, and international finance. He has received recognition as one of the world’s top authors in economics and was named among the top five active researchers from developing countries by the World Bank’s Chief Economist. In 2019, he received the ‘Scientist of the Year’ award from the Turkish Presidency and was recognized as a ‘Distinguished Scientist’ by Dozce University, Turkey. His work has also been acknowledged by Clarivate Web of Science as highly cited in economics, business, and social sciences for 2020 and 2021.

Dr. Kangyin Dong is an Associate Professor in the School of International Trade and Economics at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, China. He specializes in Energy Economics, Climate Change Economics, and the Economics of Natural Gas and Renewable Energy. With over 200 published papers in leading journals such as Energy Economics, Ecological Economics, and World Development, Dr. Dong has gained recognition as a prominent researcher in his field. His accolades include being listed as a "Highly Cited Researcher" by Clarivate and a "Top 2% Scientist" by Stanford University. Additionally, he serves as an Associate Editor for several academic journals, including Economic Analysis and Policy and Petroleum Science. Dr. Dong's work significantly contributes to understanding the economic implications of energy and environmental policies on a global scale.

Daniel Balsalobre-Lorente holds a PhD. in Economics from the University of Castilla La Mancha, Spain, where he is currently an associate professor at the Department of Political Economy and Public Finance, Economics and Business Statistics and Economic Policy. He has more than ten years of experience as a Professor of Economic Growth, Public Economics and Regional Sciences. His main research activities are focused on the energy economy, public finances, energy innovation, economic growth, tourism, and development economics. He has coauthored numerous articles in various journals, including Energy Policy, Journal of Cleaner Production and Environmental Science and Pollution Research, as well as several book chapters. He regularly reviews articles for journals such as Economic Modelling, Energy Economics, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Technological Forecasting & Social Change or Journal of Cleaner Production, among others.

Ayfer Gedikli is an Associate Professor at Istanbul Medeniyet University, Faculty of Political Science, Department of Economics. She worked as Vice Dean and head of Department of Economics at Kirklareli University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences between 2009 and 2012. Dr. Gedikli has many articles and international books on financial crisis, globalization, poverty and monetary policy.

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Recent Developments in Green Finance, Green Growth and Carbon Neutrality explains the role of green finance in transforming the global economy into a green and carbon neutral one. It explores the synergy between green growth strategy and green finance policy (2G) and carbon neutrality in an economic-environmental-financial framework that helps readers understand how to design a feasible path toward achieving carbon neutrality through economical initiatives and financial innovations. It also shows how to apply the notion of green growth to organizations and illustrates the need for a theory of energy economics that estimates the economic benefits of a low-carbon transition and carbon neutrality.

It begins with an introductory section which includes historical background and relevant literature necessary to understand the topic, defines the notions of green finance, green growth, and carbon neutrality from an economic perspective, and introduces the conceptual framework. It goes on to cover models and methods of carbon neutrality assessment, the nexus between carbon neutrality and economic development, green growth and financial development, green finance and green energy exploration and consumption, and more. Two chapters specifically focused on UN SDGs 7 and 13 round out the book, and it concludes with a final section that gathers and integrates the concepts discussed throughout the book.

Researchers and practitioners interested in environmental and energy policy, impact assessment of socio-economic liberalization, and policy design for sustainable development will find this an invaluable resource for designing effective energy, financial and environmental policies within a carbon neutrality framework.