Climate Bonds Blog

Posted: Apr 2, 2019

Our team is going to be part of a series of events and here is your guide on who's where.

April log is heavy on events across the United States but we have team members participating across the globe in training, capacity building and development forums for green finance.

If you would like a chance to engage and meet with the team here is how the month of April looks like for Climate Bonds.

 

April Events: from Washington D.C. to Beijing, São Paulo to Kuala Lumpur join the Climate Bonds team across the globe
Posted: Apr 1, 2019

President Trump tweeted “It’s going to be tremendous! We’re going to cover the whole thing in those solar panel things, and they'll power all the spotlights we’re going to use”.

He further tweeted “We’re even going to build in batteries from that electric car guy, Elon Mosque. Say, he isn’t muslim is he?”

The US Treasury is understood to be targeting a USD3 billion placement, with the proceeds allocated to a first portion of the new wall in Arizona.

The White House announcement also specified that only recycled timber and low-carbon cement would be used, and that windows through the wall would all be triple-glazed. A spokesperson denied rumours that the wall would also be washed green.

Washington DC, 11:00 EST, 1 April: Trump announces issuance of first ever Green Treasury bond to fund Mexico wall; claims wall will be "greener than green"
Posted: Mar 31, 2019

Expert groups to commence development of science-based low carbon and climate resilient screening tool for agriculture investments

 

 

Agri TWG & IWG start the Process

Standard Expansion: Green Agri Investment Criteria: Climate Bonds Convenes Working Groups: Development Process Underway
Posted: Mar 25, 2019

Highlights:

Market Blog: 25/03/19 Feb GB record USD13.8bn: 1st Finnish bank into market: Santa Fe makes water mark: Moving pictures from CBI Conf, Millennials targeted with green deposit product, Green Bond Gossip and more
Posted: Mar 20, 2019

900 leaders, innovators, innovators and investors gathered in London to deliberate on global green finance directions in the 2020s​

 

Quotes from Climate Bonds 2019 Conference Report: Mobilising Green Trillions, Taxonomies, New financial products, Brown-to-Green transition + More
Posted: Mar 7, 2019

Recognition for global leadership, best practice and innovation in green finance

Focus on emerging economies & small nations’ climate action achievements

 

Climate Bonds Announces 2019 Green Bond Pioneer Award Winners: Emerging nations spur climate finance
Posted: Mar 5, 2019

2nd Report in a long-term market analysis 

 

Climate Bonds launches Post-Issuance Reporting in the Green Bond Market
Posted: Mar 5, 2019

Focus on global labelled green bond issuance and market trends

Annual Conference backdrop for latest report - Emerging markets leap forward

 

Climate Bonds launches Green bonds: The state of the market 2018 report at London Annual Conference
Posted: Mar 1, 2019

First Japan Green Finance Report, more activity forecast in 2019 

Climate Bonds lifts collaboration with new Green Bond Issuance Promotion Platform

JRTT issues first Japanese Climate Bonds Certified Green Bond  

Trio of reports launched at Tokyo Green Bond Symposium: Japan Green Finance 2018, Low Carbon Buildings and Green Taxonomy
Posted: Feb 28, 2019

Beijing Launch of 3rd Annual Report on Green Bonds and Green Finance

Joint Climate Bonds & CCDC report, supported by HSBC

气候债券倡议组织与中央结算公司联合发布第份中国绿色债券市场年度报告 汇丰全力支持

 

New: China Green Bond Market 2018 Report: 中国绿色债券市场 2018: China cements position as a leading green bond market with USD42.8bn issued in 2018.