Climate Bonds Initiative

Jul 15, 2024 | climatebonds.net | Sean Kidney

Posted: Jul 15, 2024 By Sean KidneyI’m in Washington DC today, at the US Treasury for a roundtable on corporate transition finance convened by Secretary Janet Yellen.

Jun 20, 2024 | climatebonds.net | Liam Jones

With the global population projected to reach close to ten billion by 2050, the agri-food sector has to expand. Balancing current and future production with nature preservation will be a major challenge. The Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector is deeply impacted by the climate and biodiversity crisis but is also contributing approximately 30% of the total global anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Jun 20, 2024 | climatebonds.net | Liam Jones

The first quarter of 2024 was the most prolific on record for sustainable finance volumes, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative (Climate Bonds) latest Quarterly Market Report released today. USD272.7bn of aligned green, social, sustainability, sustainability-linked and transition (GSS+) bond volume was added in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024, 15% more than the USD237.2bn recorded in Q1 2023, and 41% more than the USD193bn from Q4 2023.

May 3, 2024 | climatebonds.net | Liam Jones

Posted: May 3, 2024 By the end of 2023, Climate Bonds had recorded USD5.5tn of cumulative GSS and SLB (collectively GSS+) volume, of which USD4.4tn (80%) was found to be aligned. This indicates strong appetite for thematic debt, with the difference between the two numbers highlighting the rigour of Climate Bonds curation.

Jul 6, 2023 | climatebonds.net | Liam Jones

Posted: Jul 5, 2023 On the 5th of July Thailand has officially adopted the Green Taxonomy[1]. This event marks a seminal moment for the country's climate policy. The Green Taxonomy hands the nation’s business community, government, and experts the blueprint for a green future.