Emerging Markets

Linking Global Finance to Small-Scale Clean Energy

This report discusses the potential of financial aggregation in enabling global capital markets to finance distributed renewable energy (for residential and other uses) in developing countries. It explores the state of small-scale, low-carbon energy in developing countries as well as the barriers to financial aggregation, along with some proposed solutions and key considerations for market practitioners.

Identifying, managing and disclosing climate-related financial risks: options for the Reserve Bank of India

India has committed to becoming a net-zero economy by 2070. This means a five fold increase in investment in green energy by 2030. But Indian banks are already heavy lenders to the power sector.
 
In this report the authors quantify the extent of lending by Indian banks to fossil fuel assets including power stations, coal, oil and gas extraction and heavy industry. This loans pose potential risks to Indian financial systems capacity to transition to decarbonise.
 

Estado del Mercado en América Latina y El Caribe

El informe "Estado del Mercado en América Latina y El Caribe", publicado por la Climate Bonds Initiative, contó con el apoyo del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) y la Corporación Financiera Internacional (IFC). El informe revela que la región estableció un récord de emisión de bonos verdes en 2020 y está en camino de obtener cifras similares en 2021. La emisión de bonos verdes creció de $13.6 mil millones de dólares en septiembre de 2019 a $30.2 mil millones a fines de junio de 2021, en menos de dos años. Para obtener más información, descargue el informe de forma gratuita.