Essays about: "climate debt"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 essays containing the words climate debt.

  1. 1. The application of financial analysis in business modelling : A case study of a public fast-charging station for electric heavy-duty vehicles in Sweden

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : Ghaith Arfaoui; Thomas Leffler; [2023]
    Keywords : Financial analysis; Business model; Public fast-charging station; Electric heavy-duty vehicles;

    Abstract : Background: Climate changes and global warming call for behaviour changes from mankind and for new business models to introduce sustainable innovations. Financial analysis plays an important role in guiding the choice of these business models. READ MORE

  3. 2. Exploring the Factors Influencing the Degree of Adherence to the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures Recommendations in Climate Reporting : Evidence from Swedish Financial and Real Estate Companies

    University essay from KTH/Fastighetsföretagande och finansiella system

    Author : Agneta Myhrman; Ebba Petersson; [2023]
    Keywords : TCFD; Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures; climate reporting; sustainability reporting; climate-related risks; climate-related opportunities; company-specific characteristics; TCFD; Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures; klimatrapportering; hållbarhetsrapportering; klimatrelaterade risker; klimatrelaterade möjligheter; bolagsspecifika egenskaper;

    Abstract : Stakeholders' risk assessments are increasingly emphasising the importance of considering the risks and opportunities posed by climate change. Therefore, TCFD has published recommendations to standardise and compare the reporting of climate-related issues. Prior research has demonstrated a low level of TCFD recommendation adherence. READ MORE

  4. 3. Climate, Coloniality and Financialization: A Decolonial Analysis of Global Climate Finance

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Judith Rybol; [2023]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Providing adequate climate finance, meaning funding for mitigation, adaptation or loss and damage, has been very high on the global policy agenda recently. The political economy and ecology behind it are much more complex and morally multidimensional than the mainstream finance world likes to present it though, which results in grave colonial injustices, international debt crises, deepened global inequalities and heightened climate vulnerabilities. READ MORE

  5. 4. 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

  6. 5. Do TCFD supporters obtain better debt financing terms? A global study on how company bond yields are affected by the decision to support the TCFD.

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Gustav Andersson; Oscar Norman; [2022]
    Keywords : TCFD; Asymmetric Information; Disclosure; Signaling; Yield;

    Abstract : This thesis analyzes the impact of companies supporting the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), more specifically, the impact on their bond yields. As prior literature suggests that higher quality disclosures decrease companies' cost of capital and the TCFD aims to help companies provide relevant climate-related disclosures to the financial market, this thesis aims to test if firms supporting the TCFD will obtain similar financial benefits. READ MORE