Abstract
Environmental finance has gained considerable attention globally as an emerging interdisciplinary research area. This study uses bibliometric analysis to systematically review major studies on environmental finance-related areas published since the 1970s. Through a bibliometric analysis of 892 environmental finance-related articles sourced from the Web of Science database, we identified the main research streams and illustrated the trending research themes of environmental finance. We find that publications related to environmental finance have increased exponentially over the past decade. Current research streams include corporate and social responsibility (CSR), climate negotiations, natural gas price volatility, national policy, and cost comparisons. Further analysis of the recent five years of literature shows that emerging research topics include climate finance, sustainable finance, firm value, climate risk, and green bonds. Finally, we conclude with a future research agenda for environmental finance.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 121639 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1-17 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Technological Forecasting and Social Change |
| Volume | 179 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jun 2022 |
Bibliographical note
© 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. Version archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author/s and according to publisher conditions. For further rights please contact the publisher.Keywords
- Environmental finance
- Bibliometric analysis
- Interdisciplinary research
- CiteSpace
- Research agenda