Climate Change and Green Finance in Emerging Market Economies: The Open Economy Dimension

Pablo Bortz and Nicole Toftum

MPRA Paper from University Library of Munich, Germany

Abstract: The paper reviews the alternatives available to Emerging Market Economies (EMEs) to finance investment required to mitigate and adapt to climate change. It also takes into account the financial needs to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Since the requirements dwarfs the financial capabilities of the public sector in EMEs, the paper explores possible funding channels focusing on international financial markets. The paper identifies potential obstacles to a smooth and sustainable finance provision, including the influence of the global financial cycle on credit supply, risks related to currency mismatch and creditworthiness assessment, and mispricing of risks. The review also identifies the challenges to the exporting profile and therefore the sustainability of the balance of payments of EMEs. Finally, the paper provides some reflections on the limits of domestic private capital markets to bridge the “environmental financial gap”, and calls for the deeper involvement of specialized and official financial institutions.

Keywords: Climate Change; Sustainable Development Goals; Financial requirements; international capital markets; green bonds; sustainable finance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E44 F64 G23 O13 Q58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-07-09
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