On 5 September 2017 the International Green Finance Forum was held in Beijing, China where amidst the workshops, presentations and speeches two huge announcements were made. The first major announcement was that Dr. Ma Jun would be joining UN Environment as a Special Advisor on Sustainable Finance. With over 27 …
China, green bonds & emerging markets: leveraging private capital; opportunities along with the Belt & Road Initiative
China, green bonds & emerging markets: leveraging private capital; opportunities along with the Belt & Road Initiative The global green bond market is growing rapidly – including emerging markets. From 2016 to date, about 35% of green bond issuance is from Emerging Markets! With 30% of total issuance last year, China …
Our Top 5 EU Green Finance Developments: It’s all starting to add up
Our Top 5 EU Green Finance Developments: It’s all starting to add up Europe is making significant strides to lead on green finance, and align its financial system with its climate, sustainability and clean energy ambitions. The seminal COP22 in 2015, the 2016 G20 GFSG, the OECD Investing in Climate …
Spark: Blockchain is Reimagining the Rules of the Game in the Energy Sector
BLOCKCHAIN IS REIMAGINING THE RULES OF THE GAME IN THE ENERGY SECTOR Through the Energy Web Foundation, RMI is supporting the commercial implementation of blockchain applications that promote investments in clean, secure, and reliable electricity systems worldwide. Specifically, blockchain technology has the potential to redesign the rules of the game …
Invitation to “Financing the 2030 Agenda – the Role of the UN” event, 18 September 2017, New York
“Ethical Markets urges all those ethical investors and asset managers in our global network to attend this event and we expect that it will also be live-streamed. See you there! ~Hazel Henderson, Editor” We are pleased to inform you of the event “Financing the 2030 Agenda – the Role of …
Wind news: Key takeaways for engineers
Do you know a woman who is electrifying the power industry? The Power Generation Week Woman of the Year Award is given annually in an effort to inspire young women to pursue careers in energy by showcasing highly successful women in the power industry. Any woman who works in the …
We Mean Business August 2017 Newsletter
In addition to helping to mitigate climate change, procuring electricity from renewables is turning out to be extremely beneficial for our business.” Arvind Bodhankar, CSO, Tata Motors Welcome to the We Mean Business coalition August newsletter, direct from the Business and Climate Summit in New Delhi, where we are hearing …
Solar Asset Management Newsletter
Welcome to the August (#27) edition of the monthly Solar Asset Management Newsletter Keeping you up-to-date on the latest developments, headlines, reports & events on the increasingly important topic of solar asset management, including Operations & Maintenance, optimization and portfolio & financial management. Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up here …
Last Week in ILSR’s Energy Self-Reliant States
Energy Self-Reliant States @JohnFFarrell ilsr.org: Energy Self-Reliant States Last week, we published the monthly update of Minnesota’s community solar program, which is now up to 100 megawatts of operational solar serving thousands of customers. We expect the numbers to continue rising steadily, with over 400 megawatts still in the queue! …
Green Bonds Mid-Year Summary 2017: Climate Bonds looks at the last six months numbers, the trends and our tips for the rest of 2017
Green Bonds Mid-Year Summary 2017: Climate Bonds looks at the last six months numbers, the trends and our tips for the rest of 2017 Record issuance in Q2, Crédit Agricole tops the underwriters table, diversity in deals but more corporates still needed, harmonisation is on the way and EU …