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Climate Bonds Cafe at COP28: A Brief History of COP

Over the next few weeks at COP28, we've teamed up with Bellona Europa to bring you all the news, action and talking points from Dubai.

But to get you started, a short history of COP: What is it, how long has it been going for and why do we need it? Joining us for a brief history lesson, Bellona's Olav Øye.

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Spotlight: Climate Bonds' Equivalence Methodology - Climate Mitigation

Climate Bonds is proposing an expansion of the Climate Bonds Taxonomy and the Climate Bonds Standard & Certification Scheme through the recognition of credible criteria from external taxonomies, starting with the Australian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy as a pilot.

09 Jul 2026

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