
The Role of Green and Transition Finance in Achieving Carbon Neutrality and Sustainable Energy
- 1st Edition - March 26, 2025
- Latest edition
- Editors: Suk Hyun, Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary, Inhyung Lee, Bing Xu
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 4 7 3 6 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 4 7 3 7 - 8
The Role of Green and Transition Finance in Achieving Carbon Neutrality and SustainableEnergy offers a thorough yet accessible exploration of a vital, often overlooked aspect of… Read more

Energy offers a thorough yet accessible exploration of a vital, often overlooked aspect of the energy transition. Authored by leading experts, this book is organized into three sections: fundamentals of green and transition finance, their role in achieving carbon neutrality and ESG goals, and the policies that drive the energy transition.
Readers will gain insights into financial instruments and mechanisms influencing global financial markets and the energy sector, focusing on ESG factors. This book covers strategies that support sustainable, green, and net-zero innovations and includes diverse tools, case studies, and global perspectives to help readers design policies, model outcomes, and track progress.
From foundational theory to complex, country-level case studies, this book is an essential guide for students, policymakers, and researchers in energy and financial markets. Written in clear, policy-oriented language, it suits readers from diverse backgrounds.
- Includes global, regional, and country-level case studies, breaking down complexscenarios for practical learning
- Presents empirical work examples and study questions to support independentimplementation
- Guides the reader from fundamental financial instruments to the complex contextof energy markets and their potential for accelerating the energy transition
1. The state of transition finance in Korea: Framework and practice
2. Japan’s Green Transformation Policy challenges and ESG investments
3. Role of banks and nonbanking financial institutions in accelerating ESG investments: Perspectives from ASEAN
4. Market-based solutions and supporting policies to scale up private capital in transition finance
Part II
Green and transition finance for meeting carbon neutrality and ESG goals 000
5. Unveiling the potential and perspectives of ESG investments in Vietnam
6. What spurs ESG performance? Evidence from Chinese capital market liberalization
7. Can venture capital coinvestments address cleantech underfunding?
8. Bridging the climate finance gap in China: Informational considerations
Part III
Policies for facilitating the energy transition
9. Role of the inflation reduction acts in financing hydrogen energy projects: Opportunities and challenges
10. Role of governments in unlocking private investments in green energy projects
11. Examining the renewable energy transition financing instruments: Indonesia and ASEAN countries perspectives
12. Green finance for energy transition, energy poverty alleviation, and energy security
13. Assessing the progress and challenges in transition finance: Comparative insights from Japan and Europe for Korea
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: March 26, 2025
- Language: English
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Suk Hyun
Suk Hyun is a Head Professor of the Graduate School of Environmental Finance at Yonsei University, Japan, with expertise in international finance, bond markets, and the Japanese economy. Before his current position, he worked as a visiting scholar at the University of Southern California and as a research fellow at the Korea Capital Market Institute. He also served as a bond market specialist at Japan Bank for International Cooperation in Japan and as an economist at the Bank of Korea. His recent research focuses on infrastructure bonds, green bonds, capital market development, and financial integration in Asia.
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Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary
Dr. Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary is an Associate Professor at the Research Institute for Environment and Sustainability (TRIES) at Tokai University in Tokyo, Japan, and Vice-President of the International Society for Energy Transition Studies (ISETS). He also serves as Chief Economist at Climate Finance Asia and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management. In 2024-5, he led a project to draft Just Transition guidelines for banks, commissioned by a group of leading global banks, international organizations, and philanthropic foundations. In 2023, he was awarded the Medal and Commendation for Science and Technology by Japan's Minister of Education for his contributions to renewable energy finance. Recognized as a Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate Analytics, Dr. Taghizadeh-Hesary has authored over 400 academic papers and book chapters, as well as 30 books, primarily focusing on energy transition, policy, finance, and sustainability. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from Keio University in Japan.
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Inhyung Lee
Inhyung Lee is a Senior Research Fellow and former Vice President at the Korea Capital Market Institute in Seoul, Republic of Korea, where he led the sustainability research agenda on ratings and disclosure, delivered research papers for the public, and conducted commissioned consultation research for the Financial Services Commission and the Korea Exchange. He also led market structure research for the FSC, evaluated high-frequency trading effects on the Korean Exchange market quality, and led macroprudential policy research for various organizations in the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis. Additionally, he has held positions at FnGuide, the University of Suwon, and LG Business Research.
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