Green Sukuk, Energy Poverty, and Climate Change : A Roadmap for Sub-Saharan Africa

The climate change challenge and the growth of the Islamic finance industry, together with the increase in socially responsible investing, could position green sukuk as a key instrument for financing clean energy and resilient infrastructure projec...

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Main Authors: Aassouli, Dalal, Asutay, Mehmet, Mohieldin, Mahmoud, Nwokike, Tochukwu Chiara
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/595861545145005026/Green-Sukuk-Energy-Poverty-and-Climate-Change-A-Roadmap-for-Sub-Saharan-Africa
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spelling okr-10986-310822022-09-20T00:14:12Z Green Sukuk, Energy Poverty, and Climate Change : A Roadmap for Sub-Saharan Africa Aassouli, Dalal Asutay, Mehmet Mohieldin, Mahmoud Nwokike, Tochukwu Chiara GREEN BONDS CLIMATE CHANGE GREEN SUKUK ENERGY PRICES CAPITAL MARKET ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT SOCIAL IMPACT ENERGY SUBSIDIES POVERTY INTERNATIONAL BOND MARKET INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS ENERGY FINANCE CLEAN ENERGY ENERGY EFFICIENCY ISLAMIC FINANCE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY The climate change challenge and the growth of the Islamic finance industry, together with the increase in socially responsible investing, could position green sukuk as a key instrument for financing clean energy and resilient infrastructure projects as well as shorter-term energy efficiency projects. Expansion of a green sukuk market could promote environment-friendly projects and improve livelihoods, helping Islamic finance achieve its moral objectives. A roadmap shows how policy makers could create a green sukuk market in Sub-Saharan Africa. 2018-12-28T16:55:46Z 2018-12-28T16:55:46Z 2018-12 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/595861545145005026/Green-Sukuk-Energy-Poverty-and-Climate-Change-A-Roadmap-for-Sub-Saharan-Africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31082 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8680 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Sub-Saharan Africa
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topic GREEN BONDS
CLIMATE CHANGE
GREEN SUKUK
ENERGY PRICES
CAPITAL MARKET
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
SOCIAL IMPACT
ENERGY SUBSIDIES
POVERTY
INTERNATIONAL BOND MARKET
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
ENERGY FINANCE
CLEAN ENERGY
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ISLAMIC FINANCE
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
spellingShingle GREEN BONDS
CLIMATE CHANGE
GREEN SUKUK
ENERGY PRICES
CAPITAL MARKET
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
SOCIAL IMPACT
ENERGY SUBSIDIES
POVERTY
INTERNATIONAL BOND MARKET
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
ENERGY FINANCE
CLEAN ENERGY
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ISLAMIC FINANCE
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Aassouli, Dalal
Asutay, Mehmet
Mohieldin, Mahmoud
Nwokike, Tochukwu Chiara
Green Sukuk, Energy Poverty, and Climate Change : A Roadmap for Sub-Saharan Africa
geographic_facet Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8680
description The climate change challenge and the growth of the Islamic finance industry, together with the increase in socially responsible investing, could position green sukuk as a key instrument for financing clean energy and resilient infrastructure projects as well as shorter-term energy efficiency projects. Expansion of a green sukuk market could promote environment-friendly projects and improve livelihoods, helping Islamic finance achieve its moral objectives. A roadmap shows how policy makers could create a green sukuk market in Sub-Saharan Africa.
format Working Paper
author Aassouli, Dalal
Asutay, Mehmet
Mohieldin, Mahmoud
Nwokike, Tochukwu Chiara
author_facet Aassouli, Dalal
Asutay, Mehmet
Mohieldin, Mahmoud
Nwokike, Tochukwu Chiara
author_sort Aassouli, Dalal
title Green Sukuk, Energy Poverty, and Climate Change : A Roadmap for Sub-Saharan Africa
title_short Green Sukuk, Energy Poverty, and Climate Change : A Roadmap for Sub-Saharan Africa
title_full Green Sukuk, Energy Poverty, and Climate Change : A Roadmap for Sub-Saharan Africa
title_fullStr Green Sukuk, Energy Poverty, and Climate Change : A Roadmap for Sub-Saharan Africa
title_full_unstemmed Green Sukuk, Energy Poverty, and Climate Change : A Roadmap for Sub-Saharan Africa
title_sort green sukuk, energy poverty, and climate change : a roadmap for sub-saharan africa
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2018
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/595861545145005026/Green-Sukuk-Energy-Poverty-and-Climate-Change-A-Roadmap-for-Sub-Saharan-Africa
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