Intersecting Interests and Coincidental Compatibility: How China, the EU, and the United States Can Coordinate Their Push for Globalizing Green Finance

To curb global warming, policies to green financial systems are proliferating across the globe. Based on their different political and economic systems, China, the European Union, and the United States have unintentionally become the policy-pioneer, standard-setter, and mainstreamer of the green finance agenda. As a next step, understanding and acknowledging these roles are critical for the policy coordination required to maximize impact.