Abstract
Alongside climate change mitigation and adaptation goals, the 2015 Paris Agreement set the objective of making financial flows consistent with a pathway to climate neutrality and resilience. Together with the increasing integration of sustainability criteria in investment decisions, this new objective of international environmental law questions the purpose of the financial system and suggests a need for wholesale reforms. Against this backdrop, green taxonomies have emerged as novel and popular regulatory instruments. Green taxonomies identify which economic activities and investments support the transition to a sustainable economy and should therefore be privileged for public and private investment decisions. This chapter assesses the extent to which these taxonomies represent a paradigm shift in financial regulation and its potential implications for environmental law.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | A Research Agenda for Environmental Law |
Editors | Josephine Van Zeben, Chris Hilson |
Publisher | Edward Elgar Publishing |
Chapter | 13 |
Pages | 157-170 |
Number of pages | 13 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781035324408 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781035324392 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2025 |
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