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According to the US-based Stanford University “Ranking of the World Scientists: World’s Top 2% Scientists”, 15 researchers from the Society for the Studies of Climate Finance (SSCF) are among the 2% of the most influential in the world in their scientific career or among the most influential in 2019. 13 of them are part of […]

At the General Assembly of the United Nations on 22 September 2020, President XI Jinping announced that “China would scale up its nationally determined contributions and adopt more vigorous policies and measures to peak carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060”. The transition towards carbon neutrality will gear capital inflows towards

The use of fossil fuels is a primary source of greenhouse gas emissions, and considered a culprit for global warming. Aiming for carbon neutrality — achieving a balance between emitting and absorbing carbon, many countries are looking into new energy solutions to cut carbon emissions. With increasing demands for low-carbon technologies, what are the global

On 22 September 2020, China pledged at the UN General Assembly to strive for carbon neutrality by 2060. The proposal of this carbon neutral target will have a profound impact on China’s socio-economic development, energy transition and environmental governance. It will also prompt researchers and stakeholders to revisit the various issues related to energy investment

The “2020 International Conference on Energy Finance” (ICEF 2020) was held online from 24 to 25 October, 2020. Conference organizers are China Energy Finance Network, the Chinese Society of Optimization, Overall Planning and Economical Mathematics, and China University of Petroleum (East China). More than 400 scholars from over 70 universities participated in the conference and