Fostering green financing at the subnational level.: The case of the Basque Country

• Jorge Fernández Gómez ^[1] ; Macarena Larrea Basterra ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad de Deusto

     Universidad de Deusto

     Bilbao, España

     
• Localización: Ekonomiaz: Revista vasca de economía, ISSN 0213-3865, Nº. 99, 2021 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Retos de la transición energética I · 2021 en el País Vasco para la próxima década), págs. 151-181
• Idioma: inglés
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Fomento de la financiación verde en el ámbito subnacional.: El caso del País Vasco
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• Dialnet Métricas: 2 Citas
• Resumen
  • español

    Si bien se ha analizado el papel del sector público en el desarrollo de la financiación verde, existe un vacío en la literatura sobre las funciones específicas de los gobiernos sub-nacionales (o regionales) para facilitar el financiamiento de tecnologías limpias y proyectos de sostenibilidad. Esta investigación tiene como objetivo contribuir a la literatura académica sobre los canales y mecanismos específicos a través de los cuales un gobierno regional puede facilitar la financiación verde.

    Para responder a esta pregunta, este trabajo estudia el papel del sector público en los distintos niveles de la Administración (supranacional, nacional y sub-nacional) para facilitar la financiación de inversiones sostenibles y diseñar las mejores prácticas. Asimismo, el trabajo desarrolla un marco de evaluación de estrategias de fomento de las finanzas verdes, con un enfoque regional, y lo aplica al caso concreto del País Vasco.

  • English

    Although the role of the public sector in developing green financing has been analyzed, there is a gap in the literature regarding the specific funtions of subnational (or regional) governments to facilitate financing of clean technologies and sustainability projects. This research aims to contribute to the academic literature on the specific channels and mechanisms through which a regional government can facilitate green financing. To answer this question, this paper studies the role of the public sector at various administration levels (supranational, national and subnational) in facilitating the financing of sustainable investments to delineate best practices. It develops a framework to assess strategies to foster green finance, with a focus on the regional level, and applies it to the specific case of the Basque Country.

  • euskara

    Sektore publikoak finantzaketa berdearen garapenean duen eginkizuna aztertu bada ere, hutsune bat dago nazioz azpiko (edo eskualdeko) gobernuek teknologia garbien eta iraunkortasun-proiektuen finantzaketa errazteko dituzten funtzio espezifikoei buruz.

    Ikerketa honen helburua eskualde-gobernu batek finantzaketa berdea errazteko eduki ditzakeen bide eta mekanismo espezifikoei buruzko literatura akademikoari laguntzea da.

    Galdera horri erantzuteko, lan honen jorragaia hauxe da: Sektore publikoak administrazioaren maila guztietan (nazioz gaindikoak, nazionalak eta azpinazionalak) inbertsio iraunkorren finantzaketa errazteko eta jardunbide onenak diseinatzeko duen zeregina aztertzea. Era berean, lanak finantza berdeak sustatzeko estrategiak ebaluatzeko esparru bat garatzen du, eskualde-ikuspegiarekin eta Euskadiren kasu zehatzean.

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