Join us for 'Bonds & Climate Change' report Webinar 11-12 July / Reminder invite: 3 July, Peggy Liu on China renewables

You're invited to join Nick Robins from HSBC and Sean Kidney from the Climate Bonds Initiative present a Webinar about the recent ClimateBonds/HSBC report on "Bonds and Climate Change: State of the Market 2012". The report shows that there are $174 bn of climate-themed bonds outstanding in seven different investments areas.

There are two Webinar time options you can choose from:

1. For EU, Asian & Australian audiences - Wed 11 July, 9.30am Paris / 1.00pm Delhi / 3.30pm Hong Kong / 4.30pm Seoul / 5.30pm Sydney

2. For North American & UK audiences - Thurs 12 July, 8.00am San Francisco / 11.00am New York / 4.00pm London (BST).

The Webinars are free (yes, you read that right - free). To register simply reply to this email and we'll send you dial-in numbers. Easy.

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Reminder: seats are still available to hear Peggy LiuJUCCCE (Joint US-China Collaboration for Clean Energy) chairperson and co-founder, speak on ”The Chinese government & China’s cleantech market – how it really works”. Details at http://www.climatebonds.net/2012/06/peggy-liu/

Time: 4pm-6pm, Tuesday 3 July 2012. R

Venue: Shearman & Sterling, Broadgate West, 9 Appold Street, London, EC2A 2AP.

RSVP is essential so we can have your name with front door security. Teleconference facilities will be available - let me know and I’ll send you details.

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Stat of the week: CO2 emissions rose 6% in non-OECD nations in 2011. They rose 3% in OECD countries - these are the richer ones that are supposed to have cleaned up their act by now.

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"In past global recessions, rearmament, electrification and space races have helped restore investor confidence – this time the vision should be green." - Economist Dimitri Zenghelis