A discussion paper released today by the Climate Bonds Initiative reviews experiences with State infrastructure banks in Europe and the US. The paper says that there are a wide range of financial engineering options that a Green Infrastructure Bank could use to to leverage public funds to support an increased flow of private investment into clean energy and climate change mitigation projects.
A few weeks ago we told you about Nikko Asset Management’s new World Bank green bonds fund for Japanese investors. They’ve now created a Luxembourg fund aimed at European and Middle Eastern investors. It will be available in £, US$ and Euro share classes.
The fund - the first of its kind - can invest up to 100% of its portfolio in green bonds issued by the World Bank, with funds ring-fenced for World Bank funded climate change projects such as energy efficiency, renewable energy and reforestation.
There is a real excitement in the air, with some 20 thousand people turning up from every corner of the world and a party atmosphere in the streets. The talk, however, is all climate:
