Pushed to finance? Assessing technology export as a motivator for coal finance abroad

The construction of new coal-fired power plants is frequently financed by banks from abroad. Recent studies suggest that the opportunity to export technology is a relevant ‘push factor’ for such financing activities. In this paper, we provide first quantitative evidence for this hypothesis on a glob...

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Main Authors: Niccolò Manych, Florian Egli, Nils Ohlendorf, Tobias S Schmidt, Bjarne Steffen, Anna Stünzi, Jan Christoph Steckel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ace6c1