Essays about: "Carbon risk premium"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words Carbon risk premium.

1. 1. The Impact of Carbon Emissions on Stock Returns

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Carl Guditz; Simon Gustafsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Stock returns; Carbon emissions; Carbon premium; Carbon intensity; Europe;

   Abstract : We investigate the carbon emissions' effect on stock returns in European firms. The results show that firms with higher carbon intensity, a relative measure of carbon emission, yield a higher stock return while controlling for return-predicting factors. READ MORE

3. 2. Do creditors reward sustainable supply chains? : a study on how scope 3 emissions affect the cost of debt of European firms

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Ludvig Karlin; Hannes Prigorowsky; [2023]
   Keywords : Scope 1 emissions; Scope 3 emissions; Cost of debt; Sustainability reporting; CSRD; Carbon risk premium;

   Abstract : In context of the forthcoming Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, this study examines how scope 3 emissions and the reporting thereof affect the cost of debt. Further, it investigates how scope 1 emissions affect the cost of debt and how the two scopes differ in materiality. READ MORE

4. 3. Corporate Sustainability-Linked Bonds and the Climate Transition Investigating the Link Between Science-Based Targets and Greenhouse Gas-Related Sustainability-Linked Bonds

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Hampus Bergqvist; Hannes Sennevall von Kramer; [2022-06-30]
   Keywords : Sustainability-linked bonds SLBs ; Sustainability-linked bond principles SLBPs ; Sustainability performance targets SPTs ; Key performance indicators KPIs ; Second-party opinion SPO ; Greenhouse gas GHG ; Science Based Targets initiative SBTi ; Science-based target; Climate transition; Paris Agreement; Greenwashing;

   Abstract : We examine sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs), a novel phenomenon in the sustainable debt market that has grown substantially during the last years. SLBs are a new type of bond format, distinguished from other sustainable labelled bonds, providing the potential to contribute to the climate transition as proceeds can be used for general corporate purposes while key performance indicators and sustainability performance targets (SPTs) are incorporated into the bond. READ MORE

5. 4. Carbon Premium & Policy Uncertainty: An Analysis of Correlation Between Carbon Exposure and Stock Returns, and the Impact of Presidential Elections on Carbon Risk.

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Sander Hugosson; Jacob Lundquist; [2022]
   Keywords : Carbon premium; Stock returns; Sustainable finance; Presidential elections; Carbon emissions;

   Abstract : Earth's climate is changing, but the timing and extent of policy responses remain uncertain. This paper aims to test the correlation between firms' carbon emissions and stock returns. The analysis is two-leveled; a general test throughout the period 2012 to 2022, and two separate tests surrounding the last two American presidential elections. READ MORE

6. 5. Diffusion of floating offshore wind technology (FOWT) in Sweden

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

   Author : Jarno Hassinen; Robin Brink; [2022]
   Keywords : Renewable energy; diffusion; competitiveness; floating offshore wind technology; FOWT;

   Abstract : Background: This research work takes a strong sustainability approach with the focus on renewable energy technology (RET) diffusion to meet the multifold and complex challenges with CO2 emission targets and geopolitical energy challenges. Global warming, sustainability issues and significant energy crises, suggests that RET is seen as one of the most important solutions to deal with these challenges. READ MORE