Understanding the shadow impacts of investment and divestment decisions: Adapting economic input–output models to calculate biophysical factors of financial returns

J. Ritchie and H. Dowlatabadi

Ecological Economics, 2014, vol. 106, issue C, 132-140

Abstract: In recognition of the cumulative effects resulting from financial decisions, a growing number of campaigns are advocating for the removal of investment funds from companies responsible for high levels of carbon emissions. A systematic approach can aid in examining the social, economic and environmental impacts that extend beyond political motivations to divest from fossil fuel companies.

Keywords: Financed emissions; Economic input–output; Divestment; Financial holdings; Climate change (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2014.07.005

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