The Climate Cost of Climate Investment: A Two-Period Perspective
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| author | Kulkarni, Shaunak Dubey, Rohan Ajay |
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| contents | A one-size-fits-all paradigm that only adapts the scale and immediate outcome of climate investment to economic circumstances will provide a short-lived, economically inadequate response to climate issues; given the limited resources allocated to green finance, it stands to reason that the shortcomings of this will be exacerbated by the fact that it comes at the cost of long-term, self-perpetuating, systemic solutions. Financial commitments that do not consider the capital structure of green finance in an economy will cumulatively dis-aggregate the economic cost of climate investment, to erode the competitive advantage of the most innovative economies, while simultaneously imposing the greatest financial burden on economies that are most vulnerable to the impact of climate change; such disaggregation will also leave 'middle' economies in a state of flux - honouring similar financial commitments to vulnerable or highly developed peers, but unable to generate comparable return, yet sufficiently insulated from the impact of extreme climate phenomena to not organically develop solutions.
In the face of these changing realities, green innovation needs to expand beyond technology and address systemic inefficiencies - lack of clear responsibility, ambiguously defined commitments, and inadequate checks & balances to name a few.
Clever application of financial engineering demonstrates promise, and simple measures like carbon-credit exchanges have been effective in mitigating imperfections at the grassroots level. We believe that information- and incentive-centric systemic advancements can usher a fresh wave of green innovation that stands on the shoulders of giants to ensure effective implementation of technological breakthroughs; economic development that will create an international community equipped with a robust framework to deal with long-term crises in a strategic manner. |
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| spellingShingle | The Climate Cost of Climate Investment: A Two-Period Perspective Kulkarni, Shaunak Dubey, Rohan Ajay General Economics Economics A one-size-fits-all paradigm that only adapts the scale and immediate outcome of climate investment to economic circumstances will provide a short-lived, economically inadequate response to climate issues; given the limited resources allocated to green finance, it stands to reason that the shortcomings of this will be exacerbated by the fact that it comes at the cost of long-term, self-perpetuating, systemic solutions. Financial commitments that do not consider the capital structure of green finance in an economy will cumulatively dis-aggregate the economic cost of climate investment, to erode the competitive advantage of the most innovative economies, while simultaneously imposing the greatest financial burden on economies that are most vulnerable to the impact of climate change; such disaggregation will also leave 'middle' economies in a state of flux - honouring similar financial commitments to vulnerable or highly developed peers, but unable to generate comparable return, yet sufficiently insulated from the impact of extreme climate phenomena to not organically develop solutions. In the face of these changing realities, green innovation needs to expand beyond technology and address systemic inefficiencies - lack of clear responsibility, ambiguously defined commitments, and inadequate checks & balances to name a few. Clever application of financial engineering demonstrates promise, and simple measures like carbon-credit exchanges have been effective in mitigating imperfections at the grassroots level. We believe that information- and incentive-centric systemic advancements can usher a fresh wave of green innovation that stands on the shoulders of giants to ensure effective implementation of technological breakthroughs; economic development that will create an international community equipped with a robust framework to deal with long-term crises in a strategic manner. |
| title | The Climate Cost of Climate Investment: A Two-Period Perspective |
| topic | General Economics Economics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.14359 |