SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance co-organises conference with the Asian Development Bank Institute on Sustainable Finance for Asia’s Net Zero Transition

Call for Papers 

About $125 trillion in investment will be needed to achieve net zero carbon emissions globally by 2050 and fight climate change, according to the 26th Congress of the Parties (COP26) climate change conference and Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero. Asia’s relatively large global share of carbon emissions, and the net zero transition finance required, highlight the need for urgent action by policy makers in the region. Financing challenges and limited fiscal capacity, however, mean that measures for boosting the mobilization of private capital should be prioritized. 

To tap the region’s transition financing opportunities, it is critical for domestic and global financial institutions to have a better understanding of risk-adjusted returns, risk mitigation measures, and transition-related criteria for shifting their portfolios to net zero investments. Public policy can play an important role in bridging this information gap and help to incentivize the mobilization of private capital at scale. 

The Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) and the Centre for Sustainable Finance at SOAS, University of London are seeking original, unpublished papers on sustainable finance and Asia’s transition to net zero carbon emissions. Selected papers will be featured during a virtual conference and considered for inclusion in an edited book or special issue of an academic journal. 

Paper topics of interest include, but are not limited to: 

  • Measuring transition-related financial risks and risk mitigation policy design 

  • Evaluating blended finance instruments and mechanisms 

  • Public-private partnership and climate finance 

  • Green investment and sustainability-linked bonds 

  • Transition finance-related criteria and frameworks 

  • Financing renewable energy and energy infrastructure development 

  • Transition finance, “de-risking”, credit enhancement, and insurance markets 

  • Corporate disclosure on emissions, transition paths, and the carbon-offset market 

  • Carbon-pricing and financial stability 

  • Addressing problems with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investment, ratings, and greenwashing 

  • Role of public banks in scaling sustainable finance 

  • Inclusive green finance and just transition finance 

  • Green financial technology (fintech) and environmental sustainability 

  • Modelling net zero transition 

  • Incentivizing firm investment in carbon emission reduction 

  • Determinants of the “green” cost of capital 

  • Achieving net zero emissions and managing indebtedness 

  • Green monetary and macroprudential policies 

 

Submission Procedure 

Authors should submit a full draft paper in English of around 8,000 words (including a 150-300 word abstract) via this link by 20 January 2023. Please include a description of the paper’s research background, results, and conclusions, as well as the name, affiliation, position, and email of each author. 

The corresponding author should be clearly marked. The abstract should briefly state the research purpose, principal results, and primary conclusion. Authors of accepted submissions will be notified by 3 February 2023. 

Project Organizing Committee  

  • Ulrich Volz, Professor of Economics and Director of the Centre for Sustainable Finance, SOAS, University of London 

Contacts 

Inquiries may be directed to Keiko Mizuguchi. 

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