Climate Finance Futures: Technological Forecasting and Governance
Climate finance has become one of the most critical pillars in addressing the escalating global challenges of climate change, particularly in supporting mitigation, adaptation, and resilience strategies. As the world moves toward ambitious targets outlined in international frameworks such as the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the need for effective, transparent, and innovative climate finance mechanisms has never been more urgent. Yet, despite growing attention, research, and practice often remain fragmented, focusing either on the flow of funds, governance structures, or specific sustainable finance instruments in isolation.
Finally, this Special Issue aims to provide not just an academic contribution but an actionable roadmap for the future of climate finance. It will help answer pressing questions about what constitutes effective climate finance and, more importantly, how it can be forecasted, governed, and innovated in practice. By foregrounding inclusivity, transparency, and technological readiness, the Special Issue aspires to chart a path toward a climate finance ecosystem that is sustainable, resilient, and future-ready.
List of topic areas
- Forecasting Climate Finance Flows: advancing models and methodologies to estimate future needs, flows, and risks in climate finance.
- Digitalization and FinTech Innovations: exploring AI, blockchain, big data, and digital platforms for enhancing transparency and efficiency
- Governance Mechanisms: examining global, national, and multi-stakeholder frameworks to ensure accountability, equity, and effective deployment
- Foresight-Driven Instruments: applying scenario building, early warning systems, and strategic foresight to design adaptive finance tools
- Sustainable and Inclusive Finance Innovations: showcasing blended finance, ESG, just transition strategies, and case studies with cross-regional insights.
Submissions Information
Submissions are made using ScholarOne Manuscripts. Registration and access are available at: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ijccsm
Author guidelines must be strictly followed. Please see: https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/ijccsm
Authors should select (from the drop-down menu) the special issue title at the appropriate step in the submission process, i.e. in response to “Please select the issue you are submitting to”.
Submitted articles must not have been previously published, nor should they be under consideration for publication anywhere else while under review for this journal.
Key deadlines
Opening date for manuscripts submissions: 16/10/2025
Closing date for manuscripts submission: 15/06/2026
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