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Sustainability, energy finance and the role of central banks: A review of current insights and future research directions
  The importance of energy finance in sustainable development and particularly within the sustainable finance strand has visibly increased in recent years. In this review article, we focus on the role of central banks in this area. We draw on official documents from regulatory and supervisory institutions, central banks, think tanks, non-governmental organisations and academic publications. First, we discuss the definitions of energy finance, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) risks and their transmission channels. Then we describe the mandates of central banks to act in this field. Finally, we discuss key aspects of ESG monetary and macroprudential policies as and central bank communications in this regard. We conclude by proposing topics for further research in this area.

  • Date:

    28 November 2024

  • Publication Status:

    Published

  • Publisher

    Elsevier BV

  • DOI:

    10.1016/j.eneco.2024.108084

  • ISSN:

    0140-9883

  • Funders:

    Edinburgh Napier Funded

Citation

Marcinkowska, M., Brzeszczyński, J., Charteris, A., Gajdka, J., Obojska, L., & Szczygielski, J. J. (2025). Sustainability, energy finance and the role of central banks: A review of current insights and future research directions. Energy Economics, 144, Article 108084. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2024.108084

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