This paper presents valuation models of emission allowance options under an emission trading scheme, operating in an open trading phase, where unused allowances are banked to subsequent phases without any limit. Empirical studies are carried out to show that allowance option prices exhibit...

The present study analyzes the asymmetric association between green finance and greenhouse gas emissions in the top ten countries that support green finance (China, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, the UK, and the US). Previous research employed panel data methods,...

In this paper, we examine whether and how green bond issuance affects local air quality and mortality rates in the People's Republic of China. We find that a 1 standard deviation increase in corporates' green bond financing in a city is associated with a 0.6% reduction in local air pollution...