Green Financing and Carbon Markets in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

This edited volume examines green financing and carbon markets from an African perspective, focusing on how these mechanisms operate within local economic, social, and institutional contexts. It brings together contributions that analyze the interaction between financial innovation, environmental governance, and carbon market systems, with attention to their application across sectors. The book documents challenges, benefits, and emerging practices in green finance, including the use of environmental, social, and governance frameworks and their alignment with African development priorities. It considers how existing models, often developed outside the continent, are adapted, contested, or reworked in practice. Particular attention is given to the role of indigenous knowledge systems and concepts such as Ubuntu in shaping alternative approaches to sustainability and finance. Chapters explore the structure and function of carbon markets, the design of financing instruments, and the institutional conditions that influence their effectiveness. Case-based discussions illustrate how organizations and policymakers engage with these tools, highlighting tensions between global frameworks and local realities.