My objectives for this research are stated as follow:
1. To model a green finance development index and a green finance structure index to measure the level of
green finance development in different cities of China
2. Map out the correlation between green finance development and greenhouse gases emissions in different
economic sectors of different cities in China from 2009 to 2017 (depending on availability of data) using
regression analysis
3. To propose recommendations for the government and investors in which financial products to invest and
to which industries the funds should be directed in order to achieve the most economically and
environmentally efficient outcomes