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27 Oct 22
The energy crisis shows that countries across the world must redouble their efforts to finance the transition to low-carbon alternatives, along with the ever-present threat of climate change, the...
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14 Jul 22
Developed governments have failed to use the energy crisis to fund incentives for the transition to renewable energy, delegates at Public Finance Live were told.
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17 Jan 22
Global investments by sovereign funds meeting environmental, social and governance standards more then trebled last year, as Covid-19 accelerated the move away from fossil fuels, according to experts...
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1 Apr 21
The central banks of China and Brazil have the greenest policies in the G20, despite both nations having “significant environmental” issues, according to campaign group Positive Money.
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22 Jan 19
The World Bank will ramp up its climate financing to $50bn over the next five years, which will be more than double the grants and loans it has given annually since 2015.
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22 Jan 19
Green financing made up 36% of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s total investments last year – just short of its target of 40% by 2020.
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13 Jun 18
Climate financing by the world’s biggest multilateral development banks has hit a seven-year high of $35.2bn in 2017.
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12 Jun 18
Green finance could be used to help meet America’s substantial infrastructure funding requirements, writes Michael Ferguson of S&P Global Ratings.
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7 Jun 18
The Asian Development Bank will provide more than $1bn to Pacific countries to help them prepare for a “renewable energy future” by 2021, it has announced.
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27 Mar 18
The European Union has unveiled its strategy to reform the financial system in support of a “greener and cleaner” economy.
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16 Mar 18
Our international reporter Simone Rensch finds out why green bonds are going from a marginal financing tool to becoming mainstream.
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23 Jan 17
The United Nations’ environment agency has struck a deal with a Chinese financial technology company with the aim of stimulating technology innovation in the field of green finance.
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16 Jan 17
New investment in clean energy fell by 18% across the world last year in dollar terms, according to research published by Bloomberg New Energy Finance last week.
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16 Dec 16
Cities in developing countries can access green finance regardless of their creditworthiness, legal ability to issue bonds or the size of the project they want to fund, according to Climate Policy...