Research handbook on climate finance and investment law edited by Michael Mehling and Harro van Asselt

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mehling, Michael, Editor.

Asselt, Harro van, Editor.

Series:

Research handbooks in climate law.

Research Handbooks in Climate Law Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Green Climate Fund.

Environmental law, International.

Environmental law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (524 pages)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2025.

Summary:

This timely Research Handbook explores the rapidly evolving landscape of climate finance and investment law. Leading experts examine the effectiveness of finance and investment frameworks in achieving climate policy objectives, as well as identifying legal trends and future research topics in the field.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

List of figures

List of tables

List of contributors

Foreword

Preface

Chapter 1: Introduction: mapping the field of climate change finance and investment law

Part I: International Climate Finance: Institutions And Channels

Chapter 2: International climate finance: institutions in the climate regime

Chapter 3: The Green Climate Fund

Chapter 4: Multilateral development banks and their role in channelling climate finance

Chapter 5: Accountability for international climate finance

Chapter 6: International climate finance for adaptation and loss and damage

Part II: International Trade and Investment Law

Chapter 7: The Energy Charter Treaty and climate change

Chapter 8: Reforming international investment law for climate change goals

Chapter 9: Energy subsidies and international trade law

Part III: Climate Risk and the Law

Chapter 10: Climate-related risk and the insurance sector

Chapter 11: Climate risk disclosure and fiduciary duties

Chapter 12: Divestment of fossil fuel assets

Part IV: Leveraging Climate Finance and Investment: Instruments and Sectoral Perspectives

Chapter 13: Climate finance through carbon pricing

Chapter 14: Debt for climate: green bonds and other green financial instruments

Chapter 15: Financing climate-friendly energy projects

Chapter 16: Financing the transition to sustainable forestry and agriculture

Part V: Conclusion

Chapter 17: Conclusion: the past, present, and future of climate change finance and investment law

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-78990-540-0

1-03-538239-3

9781035382392

OCLC:

1568961961