In a globalized world, taking responsibility in all areas is essential to protect the environment and create a sustainable future. Greenhouse gas emissions resulting from climate change undoubtedly have significant impacts on both industry and society. The financial sector, alongside all economic units, plays a critical role in minimizing these impacts and safeguarding the environment. To mitigate the effects of harmful gases released into the environment, referred to as greenhouse gases, the field of carbon finance has emerged, which examines the financial implications of climate change. Carbon finance refers to market-based solutions aimed at reducing the impacts of climate change. As carbon dioxide is the primary gas subject to emissions trading in the market to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the carbon finance market has been established. The primary objective of carbon finance is to protect environmental sustainability through carbon emissions trading and to promote the use of renewable energy as an alternative energy source. Consequently, the emergence of carbon finance has paved the way for green finance by recommending financial products, services, and investments to achieve environmental sustainability goals. This study is significant at both academic and practical levels for identifying research in the field of carbon finance. By detecting deficiencies in the field and identifying areas of inadequacy, the study aims to propose solutions. Therefore, an analysis of scientific publications in Turkey’s most robust database, Dergipark, and the world’s leading database, Web of Science, facilitates the identification of the most influential studies and authors in the literature. Utilizing this opportunity, a bibliometric analysis of studies in the field of carbon finance was conducted. Through bibliometric analysis, findings such as the years in which carbon finance studies were conducted, the authors involved, and the methods used were evaluated, and a content analysis was performed to draw relevant conclusions.