- Green Finance aims to align financial flows with environmental sustainability goals. - Major international conferences on sustainable development played a crucial role in highlighting the need for green finance.
The Idea of Green Finance was first mentioned in the _____.
Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 2 2019 · Topic: Environment and Sustainable Development (Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Green Economy Initiatives)
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Answer: A. UN document at the UN conference on sus‐ tainable development (Rio+20)
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