The Use of Green Bonds and Green Covered Bonds in the Realization of the Principles of the European Green Deal Cover Image

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The Use of Green Bonds and Green Covered Bonds in the Realization of the Principles of the European Green Deal

Author(s): Joanna Muczyńska
Subject(s): Environmental and Energy policy, EU-Legislation
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Wydziału Zarządzania Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: European Green Deal; green bonds; green covered bonds; green investment funds; ESG (Environment; Social and Corporate Governance);

Summary/Abstract: The main aim of the article is to present the prospect of usage of green bonds and green covered bonds as the implementation tools for the principles of the European Green Deal. The material is based on the analysis of the sources of current Polish and European legal and financial public information acts, as well as the case study on the issuance of green bonds and green covered bonds. The European Green Deal was presented on December 11, 2019, as an action plan for more efficient use of resources, by transitioning to a clean circular economy, preventing climate change, countering biodiversity loss and reducing pollution. Special attention was given to the necessary investments and available financial tools. The ways of ensuring a fair transformation were also explained. Achieving the goals outlined in the European Green Deal will require significant investment. It is estimated that in order to meet the currently set climate and energy targets for the period until 2030, it is necessary to increase investment outlays by an amount of EUR 260 billion per year, or around 1.5%. 2018 EU GDP. Such investment will require the mobilization of both the public and private sectors. The aim of the article is to analyze the financial instruments in terms of the possibility of associating them with the implementation of the principles of the European Green Deal. The conclusions of the article indicate that taking into account the necessity to implement the European Union strategy in the field of environmental and climate protection, the use of green bonds and green covered bonds is possible. The basis of green bonds issuance is the realization of investment projects in the field of conservancy which coincide with the European Green Deal goals. Green covered bonds are based on green mortgages intended for financing energy-efficient buildings, which is one of the European Green Deal keystones.

  • Issue Year: 36/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 43 - 53
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish