From China to Thailand to India: While our staff will not be speaking at physical events, they will still be appearing.
Climate Bonds Blog
Posted: Jan 11, 2022
January Online Events: World Built Environment Forum Dubai 2022, Building green capital markets to crowd in private investors’ capital, Scaling-up the EV Ecosystem in India: Opportunities and Barriers
Posted: Jan 11, 2022
From China to Thailand to India: While our staff will not be speaking at physical events, they will still be appearing.
January Online Events: World Built Environment Forum Dubai 2022, Building green capital markets to crowd in private investors’ capital, Scaling-up the EV Ecosystem in India: Opportunities and Barriers
Posted: Jan 11, 2022
$200bn marks a solid best practice platform as Climate Bonds Standard sets to expand its reach into heavy industry
Cumulative issuance under the Climate Bonds Standard passed USD200bn in late 2021, establishing a new milestone for international best practice in green investment.
Certified Green Issuance Reaches $200bn - Expansion of Climate Bonds Standard in 2022 – Basic Chemicals, Cement, Steel in pipeline
Posted: Dec 16, 2021
Last Thursday the EU Taxonomy Regulation became law when its final review period expired. It now sets the criteria for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation objectives in more than 60 economic activities.
This is an incredibly important milestone in the development of a regulatory environment that will help mobilize capital for climate action.
Taxonomy Delegated Act clears Council of the EU: An important step for European and global sustainable finance!
Posted: Dec 2, 2021
From Mexico to China to Thailand: we are starting to speak at physical events, but most of them remain online.
December Events: FSMX Finanzas Sostenibles México, ASIFMA Indian Capital Markets Week, Launch of Thailand GIIO Report 2021
Posted: Nov 23, 2021
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It’s nearly two weeks since COP26 finished and the dust is settling.
It’s clear that the most important development from COP was the launch of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net-Zero (GFANZ), representing 450 organisations with some USD130 trillion of assets under management. 40% global assets are now committed to the transition. For a sense of scale, global GDP last year was USD85 trillion.
The lesson from COP26: finance is now driving global change
Posted: Nov 8, 2021
12 brilliant news stories from COP26, to give you hope: central banks, big investors, real funding, ISSB and glorious Ithaca!
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The launch of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) was described as a “watershed moment and gamechanger” by NGFS (Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System) Chair Frank Elderson.
GFANZ’s 450 members represent USD130trn assets. 40% global assets are now committed to the transition. GFANZ’s statements affirm that investor appetite is sky-high and the money is available for net zero.
12 brilliant news stories from COP26, to give you hope: central banks, big investors, real funding, ISSB and glorious Ithaca!
Posted: Nov 3, 2021
COP26: Larry Fink criticises greenwashing; ADB to buy-and-retire coal plants; methane pledge, green steel
We’re at COP26 (surprise!). Some highlights so far:
Larry Fink, CEO of Blackrock, called for a new business model for the energy transition at the Green Horizon Summit. Fink criticised oil and gas companies selling off their most polluting assets as greenwashing and implored investors to work with these companies to manage the decline of oil and gas assets.
COP26: Larry Fink criticises greenwashing; ADB to buy-and-retire coal plants; huge pledge to cut methane reinforces IEA’s no-gas stance; steel going green
Posted: Nov 3, 2021
From Glascow to Guatemala to New Zealand: we're still online most of the time (but some of us managed to be at COP26 in person!)
November Online Events: COP26, Bloomberg Sustainable Bond Event, Latam Green Virtual Summit, Guatemala Stock Exchange and more!
