Carbon Finance in the World and in Brazil: A Study on Financing, Investment Funds and Indices of Environmental Sustainability To Promote A Low Carbon Economy
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https://doi.org/10.5585/geas.v2i2.71Keywords:
Carbon Finance, Climate Change, Low Carbon Economy, Sustainability Indexes.Abstract
The objective of this research was to study and discuss the main actors and public and private carbon finance initiatives towards a low carbon economy in the world and in Brazil. It was held an exploratory study of bibliographic and documentary nature, with a qualitative approach and descriptive, made through research in journals, official documents, reports and national and international books. Research has indicated that climate finance have contributed to creating business opportunities and markets instruments towards a low carbon economy in the world and in Brazil, especially creating sustainability indices in the financial market, emerging investment funds referenced as result. On the other hand, on initiatives targeting funding actions to transition to a low carbon economy, Brazil is still incipient, particularly for the development of projects to reduce GHG emissions. The main institutions are Caixa Economica Federal (CEF), National Bank for Economic and Social Development (NBESD), Financier of Studies and Research (FSR) and Foundation for Support of scientific and Technological Research of the State of Santa Catarina (FSTRSC).Downloads
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2013-12-20
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Souza, A. L., Andrade, J. C., Alvarez, G., & Santos, N. (2013). Carbon Finance in the World and in Brazil: A Study on Financing, Investment Funds and Indices of Environmental Sustainability To Promote A Low Carbon Economy. Revista De Gestão Ambiental E Sustentabilidade, 2(2), 177–207. https://doi.org/10.5585/geas.v2i2.71
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