Cost-efficiency of municipal green bonds measures

The research assesses the effectiveness of carbon abatement projects funded by municipal green bonds in Sweden, finding that clean energy production, particularly wind energy, is more cost-efficient than other emerging technologies like carbon capture storage. The study utilizes life-cycle costs and considers all greenhouse gases to evaluate these investments, noting that the Swedish carbon tax serves as an effective incentive for clean energy projects.

• Clean energy production is economically competitive in terms of abatement potential per unit of currency, outperforming other emerging technologies of interest to policymakers. Specifically, wind energy production is found to reduce emissions more efficiently than carbon capture storage.
• The Swedish carbon tax functions as an effective incentive for investments in clean energy projects.
• The study improves upon previous methodologies by incorporating all greenhouse gases and expanding financial analysis to include full life-cycle costs.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2023). Cost-efficiency of municipal green bonds measures. https://www.sei.org/publications/cost-efficiency-of-municipal-green-bonds-measures/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Cost-efficiency of municipal green bonds measures. 2023. https://www.sei.org/publications/cost-efficiency-of-municipal-green-bonds-measures/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Stockholm Environment Institute |title=Cost-efficiency of municipal green bonds measures |date=21 December 2023 |url=https://www.sei.org/publications/cost-efficiency-of-municipal-green-bonds-measures/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2023costefficiency, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Cost-efficiency of municipal green bonds measures}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2023}, month = dec, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/cost-efficiency-of-municipal-green-bonds-measures/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }