Sarah Bracking

Professor Sarah Bracking is a Professor of Climate & Society at King's College London, affiliated with the Department of Geography in the School of Global Affairs. Her research focuses on climate finance, development finance, financialization, and political economy, with a regional emphasis on South Africa. She explores topics such as the role of green finance, climate policy governance, and the intersection of financial systems with socio-environmental challenges.

• Roles: Module leader for 'Geographies of Financialisation and Value-Making' (UG) and teaches courses like 'Vulnerability, Development and Disasters' (MSc).
• Research Interests: Climate finance architecture, financial ethics, corruption, poverty reduction, and environmental policy.
• Key Projects: Investigates green bond markets, climate insurance efficacy, and the moral dimensions of environmental finance.

Research Groups: Contested Development, King's Climate Research Hub, Political Ecology, Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services (PEBES).

Recent Work Highlights: Her 2025 paper on central bank governance in climate policy, 2024 analyses of green finance authorization and regulatory action, and ongoing engagement with COP climate finance discussions. She advocates for robust regulatory frameworks to address greenwashing and ensure equitable climate finance distribution.