Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jakub Demski Author-Name: Yingwei Dong Author-Name: Patrick McGuire Author-Name: Benoit Mojon Title: Growth of the green bond market and green house gas emissions Abstract: This article examines whether stricter public policies to curb greenhouse gas emissions have spurred the development of green bond markets and whether the issuance of green bonds has been associated with a subsequent reduction in emissions. The findings indicate that green bond markets have grown the most in countries with stricter emissions targets. Green bond issuance increased especially in sectors with heavy emissions that have been subject to sectoral mitigation policies. Moreover, even though green bonds lack binding constraints on emissions reduction, green bond issuance in those sectors has been followed by a significant reduction in emissions. Journal: BIS Quarterly Review File-URL: http://www.bis.org/publ/qtrpdf/r_qt2503d.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf File-URL: http://www.bis.org/publ/qtrpdf/r_qt2503d.htm File-Format: text/html Year: 2025 Month: March Classification-JEL: F34, F36, G21, F23, F31, F36, G15 Handle: RePEc:bis:bisqtr:2503d