Bank of England Governor - and Chair of the Financial Stability Board - Mark Carney, gave a lecture below in Berlin on 22 September that was full of useful quotes relevant to the work Climate Bonds Initiative does.
The full text of the speech is available in a PDF version, including slides.
The Climate Bonds Initiative is expanding as green finance becomes mainstream. We are seeking a Certification Manager to help with the Climate Bonds Standard & Certification Scheme.
The Role
Don't miss your chance to meet up with Climate Bonds staff, coming soon to a green finance event near you.
Can't make it? Tune in for our Webinar on Green Bonds for Low Carbon Vehicle Transport next Tuesday. Details below.
October Events
Can Roads Be Green?
Transport is the second largest contributor to global GHG emissions after electricity generation; responsible for 23% of all energy-related CO2 emissions globally.
Three green finance events you may be interested in. Registrations now open.
Canada Edition Launch with Sustainable Prosperity
Investing for Zero Carbon Emissions from Commercial Property by 2050
Institutional investors seeking greener property opportunities now have a straightforward approach to assess the ongoing environmental performance of office building investments in some of the US’s biggest commercial property markets.
A big boost for green finance and green bonds around the G20 (See 5 Big Green Bond Stories in 5 Days) & more offerings into the market.
Will we reach the big USD 100bn in green bond issuance for 2016?
That now depends on whether:
Green Finance Players Gather post G20
Climate Bonds China specialist Dai Weihui (Lily) speaking at the launch.
Climate Bonds CEO Sean Kidney will be presenting on green finance and our flagship Bonds and State of the Market 2016 report. Don’t miss your chance to see the full presentation.
Following on from the flurry of exciting green finance news coming out of China in the last couple of weeks and the launch of our UK-China Collaboration on Growing a Global Green Bond Market report this morning, comes breaking news that the Bank of China (BOC) will soon issue the first green ‘covered bond’ issued by a Chinese entity.
