Report: Global Climate Bonds Market Doubles As Investors Demand Low-Carbon Finance 2013-09-11 22:26:19.117 GMT By Andrea Vittorio (BNA) — Bonds and Climate Change Key Development: The global climate bonds market doubled from 2011 to 2012 to reach $346 billion as investors demanded more low-carbon finance, a new report says. What’s …
Invitation to Webinar on Bonds & Climate Change rpt, Wed 11 Sept: Los Angeles 09:00 / Denver 10:00 / Chicago 11:00 / NYC 12:00 / London 17:00 / Paris 18:00
Invitation to Webinar on Bonds & Climate Change rpt, Wed 11 Sept: Los Angeles 09:00 / Denver 10:00 / Chicago 11:00 / NYC 12:00 / London 17:00 / Paris 18:00 Posted on 28. Aug, 2013 by Sean Kidney in blog, Climate Bonds, Europe, Green Bonds, United States Join us for a presentation and discussion of the Climate …
IFC planning to issue $1bn Green Bonds p.a. / Hawaii setting up bond-funded green bank / Germany’s PNE Wind planning a €100m corporate bond
IFC planning to issue $1bn Green Bonds p.a. / Hawaii setting up bond-funded green bank / Germany’s PNE Wind planning a €100m corporate bond Posted on 21. Apr, 2013 by Sean Kidney in blog Trade Finance magazine reports that the IFC is planning to issue $1bn a year ofGreen Bonds. After talking with IFC folk in …
Suzlon issues $650m wind bond, credit-enhanced by State Bank of India – first step in growing an Indian corp climate bond mkt?
Suzlon issues $650m wind bond, credit-enhanced by State Bank of India – first step in growing an Indian corp climate bond mkt? Posted on 26. Mar, 2013 by Sean Kidney in blog USD-denominated, 5 year, 4.97%, Baa2. India had been trying to get a corporate bond market going for 15 years – search “growing …
Doha snapshots: Negotiations? pffft / IEA+WB+UNEP+PwC+WMO: big gun reports fire away / meanwhile, in Uganda ….
Posted on 04. Dec, 2012 by Sean Kidney in blog – I’m in Qatar, a place slightly smaller than Connecticut, prosaically described in my travel guide app as “mainly flat and barren desert, covered with loose sand and gravel”. There’s not a lot of desert left in its capital, Doha, …
New $75m NIB Enviro Bond out
New $75m NIB Enviro Bond out Posted on 31. Aug, 2012 by Sean Kidney in blog Nordic Investment Bank this week issued a new 20 year (yes, long dated are selling) SEK 500 million “Environmental Bond”, linked to their environmental lending portfolio. It was sold mainly to Scandinavian investors. Lead …
Mexico passes tough Climate Law: can you hear “nyah nyah USA”?
Mexico passes tough Climate Law: can you hear “nyah nyah USA”? / IaDB CC head argues for 2Gt p.c. C&C / China $476m wind bond / $25m WB Green Bond / DBSA gets Sth African green dvlpt fund job (climate bonds in mix?) / Adventures of a Climate Bonds actuary …
Carbon Disclosure Project joins international Climate Bonds Standards Board
An article from Climate Bonds Posted on 21. Apr, 2011 by Sean Kidney in blog Climate Bonds Initiative Chair Sean Kidney announced in London today that the Carbon Disclosure Project is joining the Climate Bond Standards Board, supervising a program to provide investors and governments with an easy way to …
Tiny green bond market looking ready to sprout
A publication from Climate Bonds Posted on 18. Apr, 2011 by Sean Kidney in blog According to Pensions & Investment magazine: “Money managers, institutional investors and others are combining efforts to drive the nascent green bonds market forward, and the fruits of their labor are becoming apparent.” It’s an all-cast …
Why are retail green bonds so popular in Japan?
Why are retail green bonds so popular in Japan? Posted on 10. Mar, 2011 by Sean Kidney in blog Environmentally-themed Uridashi bonds (non-JPY denominated bonds sold directly to Japanese individual investors) have been popular in Japan for some time, making it by far the biggest market for such bonds. We’ve …