Carbon finance and low-carbon development have received increasing atten tion in response to global environmental problems and economic transfor mation towards low carbon, but there is a relative lack of research in this area, both in domestic and abroad. Based on the WOS database, this paper uses the CiteSpace, a visual analysis tool, to analyze the number of articles published, spatial distribution and research hotspots in the field of carbon finance for a total of 31 years since 1992. Through combing through the carbon finance literature, it is found that there are three major problems with the existing literature. Firstly, the research content lacks innovation; secondly, there are few quantitative studies and the results thus lack persuasive power; thirdly, there is a shortage of macroeconomic development analysis. The future path of carbon finance research should focus on the aspects of multidisciplinary crossover-research and targeted research on models.
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