Green Financial Derivatives

Green Financial Derivatives: Option-Based Solutions Promoting Behaviour-Driven Household Energy Efficiency provides a timely guide to the role of market-based interventions on mitigating household energy demand. This book provides clarity on the fundamental principles of the financial markets, energy markets, and regulatory and policy landscapes, to ensure every reader can identify challenges and opportunities in the area. It outlines the critical role that behavior-centred interventions play in the demand-supply challenges of renewable energy integration, and how these intersect with popular technological solutions. As well as breaking down general principles of option-based green financial derivatives it demonstrates close analysis and evaluation of the Household Energy-Saving Option (HESO) and the market-equilibrium pricing method. With a wealth of case studies, tools, and best practices, ‘Green Financial Derivatives’ will support academics, students, and policymakers in designing, implementing, and evaluating market-based options for advancing demand stability and renewable energy sources.

• Provides an essential analysis of the role behavioral and market-based interventions can play in a successful energy transition
• Includes clear, detailed case studies, tools, and best practices
• Identifies and addresses implementation challenges from economic, social, technical, psychological, and behavioural perspectives