Climate Bonds Blog

Posted: Feb 6, 2020

Milestones aplenty in 2019: More issuers, more jurisdictions: US, China, France lead national rankings: Europe heads regional market momentum and France heads Europe

 

At a Glance- The 2019 numbers

Green Bond Highlights 2019: Behind the Headline Numbers: Climate Bonds Market Analysis of a record year
Posted: Feb 5, 2020

Chile now accounts for a total of $6.228 billion in Certified SGB issuances (in dollars and euros)

 

The Government of Chile has continued its sovereign green program into 2020 with total green issuances reaching US$ 6.228 billion.

Chile makes 3rd sovereign green issuance: Record rates for Jan 2020 Climate Bonds certified transaction
Posted: Feb 2, 2020

This month the Climate Bonds team will be in South America, Central America, Europe and Asia. 

We'll be delivering training in Latam for finance sectors professionals on green bonds and green finance, launching major reports in China and HK and continuing to contrbute to the EU TEG process.  

Here is your guide on who's where.

If you would like a chance to engage and meet with the team, take a look at the agenda below!

Amsterdam

February Events: From HK to Quito, Brussels to Beijing, Bogota & Medellin: LATAM Green Bond Boot Camps, Big Launches in Asia and more: Looking forward to meeting YOU!
Posted: Jan 31, 2020

Expansion of the Climate Bonds Standard into sustainable agriculture

The public consultation for the proposed Agriculture Criteria starts today and will close on 31st March 2020. We're looking forward to receiving your feedback.

 

Agriculture Criteria: Public Consultation Open till March 2020: Beginning of 2020 sector criteria development
Posted: Jan 23, 2020

Climate Bonds Conference2020, 5-7th May, London – Green Transition - Opportunity of the Decade

Market Blog #38 - 23/01/20: 2019 annual GBs a record USD255bn: Strong EM issuance: Banco Pichincha makes Ecuador’s GB debut
Posted: Jan 16, 2020

$350-400bn forecast for 2020; The vital $1trillion in annual green investment coming into sight - Sean Kidney

Record 2019 GB Issuance $255bn! EU largest market: US, China, France lead Top 20 national rankings: Sovereign GBs & Certified Bonds gain momentum
Posted: Jan 13, 2020

China Banking & Insurance Regulatory Commission make new moves to support greening of financial system 

 

You have to love China’s banking regulator CBIRC: they’ve just announced a big push for banks to have dedicated green finance divisions, green bonds, green ABS and more...
Posted: Jan 7, 2020

Magyar Nemzeti Bank asks domestic banks to reduce % rates on new green housing builds and retrofits 

 

 

How the Hungarian Central Bank could help solve the energy efficiency puzzle: MNB goes for green on housing loans
Posted: Jan 2, 2020

A busy January for the Climate Bonds team in the US, Asia and Europe.

Here's our first guide for 2020 on where who's where and at what events. 

January Events: From Macau to Mumbai, Brussels, Stockholm, New York & Paris: Meet a Climate Bonds rep and talk transition in the 2020s
Posted: Dec 31, 2019

MARKET

 

December 2019 Media Digest: Green Bond stories in Euromoney, Financial Times, IPE, La Tribune, La Repubblica and more. Media continue to report heavily on “taxonomy drama”.