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How green are green debt issuers?
Schmittmann, Jochen Markus; Teng, Chua Han - 2021
Green debt markets are rapidly growing while product design and standards are evolving. Many policymakers and investors view green debt as an important component in the policy mix to achieve the transition to a low carbon economy and ensure the pricing of climate risks. Our analysis contributes...
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Climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa’s fragile states : evidence from panel estimations
Maino, Rodolfo; Emrullahu, Drilona - 2022
Fragile states in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) face challenges to respond to the effects of climate shocks and rising …
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Climate action to unlock the inclusive growth story of the 21st century
Bhattacharya, Amarendra; Ivanyna, Maksym; Oman, William; … - 2021
Climate change is a major threat to the sustainability and inclusiveness of our societies, and to the planet's habitability. A just transition to a low-carbon economy is the only viable way forward. This paper reviews the climate change challenge. It stresses the criticality of systems changes...
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Limits to private climate change mitigation
Elmalt, Dalya; Igan, Deniz; Kirti, Divya - 2021
As climate change looms larger, many look to sustainable investing that incorporates environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concerns as part of the way forward. To assess scope for ESG-conscious investing to achieve climate change goals, we explore the link between emissions growth and ESG...
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Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals in small developing states with climate vulnerabilities : cost and financing
Tiedemann, Johanna; Piatkov, Veronica; Prihardini, Dinar; … - 2021
Small Developing States (SDS) face substantial challenges in achieving sustainable development. Many of these … countries to the impact of climate change and natural disasters. Meeting SDS sustainable development goals goes hand …-in-hand with building their climate resilience. But the additional costs to meet development and resilience objectives are …
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The Prospects for Sustained Growth in Africa : Benchmarking the Constraints
Subramanian, Arvind - 2007
sustained growth for sub-Saharan Africa. This analysis suggests that what are usually regarded as first-order problems …-broad institutions, macroeconomic stability, trade openness, education, and inequality-may not now be binding constraints in Africa … Africa. A key question is to what extent Africa can rely on manufactured exports as a mode of ""escape from underdevelopment …
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Sustaining Growth Accelerations and Pro-Poor Growth in Africa
Gupta, Sanjeev - 2005
Are improvements in growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) since the mid-1990s sustainable? What types of growth strategies … such areas as fiscal policy, financial development, or institutions and growth. Fourth, it reviews recent evidence …
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Will the economic impact of COVID-19 persist? : prognosis from 21st century pandemics
Emmerling, Johannes; Furceri, Davide; Líbano Monteiro, … - 2021
COVID-19 has had a disruptive economic impact in 2020, but how long its impact will persist remains unclear. We offer a prognosis based on an analysis of the effects of five previous major epidemics in this century. We find that these pandemics led to significant and persistent reductions in...
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Global climate change mitigation, fossil-fuel driven development, and the role of financial and technology transfers : a simple framework
Wiegand, Johannes - 2021
capacity, thus causing global warming and blocking a similar, fossil-fuel driven development path for emerging markets and … developing economies (EMDEs). This paper develops a simple model of a sequential, fossil-fuel driven development process to …; (iv) ultimately, a superior option-for both the world's climate and growth prospects-is the development of clean energy …
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SDG financing options in Rwanda : a post-pandemic assessment
Lledó, Victor D.; Perrelli, Roberto - 2021
sustainable development goals (SDGs). Under current policies, Rwanda would meet its SDGs right after 2050. Active policies that …
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