Green finance: il ruolo dell’Asia e della Cina. Proposta di traduzione di due testi finanziari

Abstract

This thesis provides the translation of two specialized articles on the topic of green finance. Green finance, or sustainable finance, is a branch of finance within the concept of sustainability and aims to mobilize capital directed towards sustainable projects, in the field of environmental and also social protection, through the use of specific financial means and strategies. In 2020, were celebrated the five years since the signing of the Paris Agreement on December 12, 2015 (which became effective on November 4, 2016, and was adopted by 196 states), consolidating the need and the pressure for the creation of means to protect the environment from global warming.

It is precisely in such a context that green finance steps in. This thesis aims to provide the reader with an overview of what green finance actually is, what it consists of, and how the nations of the Asian continent, especially China, are moving towards its more correct and efficient implementation. The uncertainties and difficulties surrounding green finance will be discussed, as well as the importance of a close collaboration between government and private entities.

There will be an overview of some successful financial maneuvers, policies, regulations, and case studies that can be used as a useful perspective. The first article translated offers a comprehensive outlook on green investment in Asia, while the second one focuses strictly on the Chinese scenario and highlights the uncertainties around the very meaning of green finance and its abuses.