Climate Bonds Blog

Posted: Oct 18, 2017

Fiji’s Prime Minister & President of COP23 Frank Bainimarama announces green bond issuance just weeks away from the start of Bonn Climate Conference

 

Year of Sovereign Green Bonds gets a south sea boost!

Fiji Becomes 3rd Nation to Issue a Sovereign Green Bond: FJD100m (USD50m) to Finance Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Projects
Posted: Oct 18, 2017

Big stories of certified bonds from ICBC and IREDA in the past month made a lot of media headlines. You are now unlikely to find a green finance media report that does not include a mention of green bonds. Here are some of the top stories we selected for you.

 

Market

Sept Media digest: Euromoney, FT, Bloomberg, South China Morning Post, The Telegraph, CityAM and many more. Don’t miss out!
Posted: Oct 17, 2017

Market

The Economist, What makes bonds “green”

The Economist explains what standards issuers can apply to their investments when issuing a green bond.

Summer Media Digest: The Economist, FT, Bloomberg, South China Morning Post, Euromoney, Investment & Pensions Europe & many more
Posted: Oct 14, 2017

 

 

Water Consortium Moves to Next Phase in Climate Bonds Standard Water Criteria Development

60 Day Public Consultation Period Opens 16th October

Water Criteria: Consultation & Webinars x2: Nature-based and Hybrid Water Infrastructure - Phase 2: Hear from the Experts
Posted: Oct 13, 2017

Madame/Monsieur,

Invitation: Paris: Conférence HSBC Finance durable - Jeudi 19 octobre 2017
Posted: Oct 11, 2017

       

Invitation

You’re are cordially invited to a working discussion on climate resilience investment, focusing on resilience bonds, resilience banks, and resilience funds. 

Invitation: In Washington, DC on Monday? NRDC Climate Resilience Investment: Resilience Bonds, Banks, and Funds
Posted: Oct 11, 2017

ICBC is the world’s biggest bank and it’s also the world’s biggest listed company. When they issue their inaugural green bond and it's Climate Bonds Certified, we think it's news worth repeating.

And when India’s state-owned energy agency IREDA does the same, we think that’s good news as well.

ICBC, biggest bank in the world issues certified green: IREDA issues certified green from India: Austrian, Swedish, Brazilian, Swiss, and Canadian issuance, more US munis, moving pictures, gossip and a big green bond from Mexico City Airport
Posted: Oct 9, 2017

Reach of science based Standard extended

Marine Renewable Energy joins the suite of sector Criteria already available; Wind, Solar, Geothermal, Transport, Buildings & Water

More in the pipeline 

 

NEW: Marine Renewable Energy Criteria Launch: Certification Scheme Extended to Marine Renewable Energy Investments
Posted: Oct 9, 2017

O mercado continua crescendo - US$3.6bi em títulos climaticos emitidos até agora 

Lançamento em São Paulo: Edição Brasil - Títulos de Dívida & Mudanças Climáticas: Análise do Mercado 2017
Posted: Oct 7, 2017

Cities are taking a greater role in meeting NDC goals as part of country plans in the fight against climate change

Municipals and sub-sovereigns are increasingly looking to the bond markets to finance low carbon and climate change-resilient infrastructure developments

 

What's it all about? 

Green City Bonds: Opportunities for cities to fund climate-resilient infrastructure: Our State of the Market 2017 Report looks at Cape Town, Lagos, Mexico City, Medellín and more