Shari’ah-Compliant Finance: A Possible Novel Paradigm for Green Economy Investments in Italy
Shari’ah-Compliant Finance: A Possible Novel Paradigm for Green Economy Investments in Italy
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符合伊斯兰教法的金融:意大利绿色经济投资的可能新范式
DOI:
10.3390/su10113915
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发表时间:
2018
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影响因子:
3.9
通讯作者:
Donato Morea
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作者:
D. Campisi;Simone Gitto;Donato Morea
In Italy, the dramatic reduction of government incentives has caused a decrease of investments in the renewable energy sector. For this reason, it is necessary to rethink funding techniques, extending the analysis to different cultural and financial models. In this paper, we study the incentive-dependency of an Italian case study in the wind energy sector in order to reach grid parity, comparing the obtained results with those of Islamic finance and conventional finance. In particular, we propose that Sukuk Islamic finance instruments be used for the realization of real assets in Shari’ah-compliant finance that prohibits interest rates, as in conventional financial markets, and we present the building cost thresholds necessary to achieve grid parity. Our results highlight the importance of incentives and the applicability of the use of Sukuk instruments for sustainable investments in the wind energy sector, which is crucial in the framework of current efforts against climate change as well as efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.