1、Green finance and decarbonization of petrochemicals:Slim pickings in a crucial but hard-to-abate industryGreen finance and decarbonization of petrochemicals:Slim pickings in a crucial but hard-to-abate industryGeneva,2023ii 2023,United NationsThis work is available through open access,by complying w

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6、MENTSThis paper is researched and written by Guy Finkill,Research Consultant at the Tyndall Centre University of Manchester,and Diana Barrowclough,Senior Economist,Globalization and Development Strategies,UNCTAD.The paper is part of a wider project titled Mobilising Resources for a Green New Deal in