Green Finance and Renewable Energy in ASEAN and East Asia

Han Phoumin is a Senior Energy Economist with the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia. He has more than 20 years of experience working at various international and inter-governmental organizations related to the energy market and technologies, environment, integrated water resource management, and governance. Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary is an Associate Professor at Tokai University in Japan. He is also vice president and co-founder of the International Society for Energy Transition Studies. He was listed on Clarivate’s list of Highly Cited Researchers. He specializes in energy economics, energy policy and green finance. Fukunari Kimura is a Professor in the Faculty of Economics, Keio University, Japan. He is also Chief Economist at the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia since 2008. He specializes in international trade and development economics.

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part 1 Barriers, Risks, and Mitigation






Addressing Investment Challenges to Foster Capital Mobilization into Geothermal Power Projects in Indonesia and New Zealand
by Tsani Fauziah Rakhmah






Understanding Green Investment Risks of Renewable Energy Projects: A Perspective from Investors and Developers in Malaysia
by Amar Hisham Bin Jaaffar, Saraswathy Kasavan, Siti Indati Mustapaa, Nor Munirah Zawawi, and Siti Fara Fadila Abdul Razak






Climate risk and sustainable investing: new evidence from Chinese renewable energy firms
by Anupam Dutta, Mohammad Rakib Uddin Bhuiyan, Ali Ahmed, and Gazi Salah Uddin






Green Bond Underlying Volatility Swaps in China
by Ranadeva Jayasekera, Tianqi Luo, Ali Ahmed, and Gazi Salah Uddin






Cleantech Financing and Renewable Energy Transition in ASEAN: A Dependence Perspective
by Wasim Ahmad, Manmeet Kaur, and Nazneen Mansoori



Part 2 Green finance instruments and Policies for renewable energy development






The role of fintech on renewable energy growth in the digital era: The case of China
by Kangyin Dong, Congyu Zhao, Jianda Wang, Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary, and Han Phoumin






The role of Green bonds in funding renewable energy projects in Japan
by Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary, Han Phoumin, and Ehsan Rasoulinezhad






The Role of Green Finance in Renewable Energy Deployment in the Republic of Korea
by Nadeem Iqbal, Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary, and Han Phoumin




Green Financing through Carbon Taxation: Malaysia's Roadmap to Increased Renewable Energy Investment
by Siti Indati Mustapa, Nor Salwati Othman, and Bamidele Victor






Role of green technology financing in renewable energy development in ASEAN
by Muhammad Mohsin, Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary, and Han Phoumin






India’s Green Financing Renewable Energy Initiatives

by Sangeeta V. Sharma, Han Phoumin, Vinod K. Sharma, and Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary