The Path to Zero-Carbon: Analyzing How Green Finance and Financial Innovation Impact Environmental Performance: Analysis of Four Asian Developing Economies

Xiaomei Zhang, Samira Ben Belgacem, Puja Sunil Pawar, Xinmeng Hou, Abad Alzuman, Business College, Jiangxi Institute of Fashion Technology, Department of Management Sciences, Faculty of Law, Economic and Management Sciences of Jendouba, Université de Tunis, Department of Economics, College of Business Administration, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Saudi Arabia, School of Economics, Guangzhou College of Commerce, Management Department, College of Business Administration, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Saudi Arabia

The Journal of Environment & Development: A Review of International Policy

Published online on April 30, 2026

Abstract

The Journal of Environment & Development, Ahead of Print.
Carbon neutrality is an international agenda that must be accomplished in the framework of the COP requirements. To go beyond the metrics of traditional investment orientation, this paper explores how the output of clean energy, sustainable finance, eco-...