Financial intermediation in the 21st century: the rise of environmental investing and financial technologies

Thesis

This thesis seeks to shed light on how the operation of financial markets is linked with environmental outcomes at the regional, national and international level, by exploring the geographical tensions between the spatiality of finance and the scale at which environment-related decision making occurs. A focus on the financial sector cannot overlook the importance of information systems and decision-making processes of financial intermediaries. Hence, a secondary aim of the thesis is to explor...

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Authors: Cojoianu, T

• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: green entrepreneurship; environmental finance; fossil fuel divestment; financial technologies; environmental credit risk; fintech; natural capital