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Green Bond round-up 15 November 2017

Solar key to universal electricity access by 2025, says AfDB

Expansion of solar energy across Africa is key to the continent achieving its goal of universal access to electricity by 2025, as it is cheaper to run and takes less time to get operational than traditional sources of energy, according to the African Development Bank (AfDB).

Green bond round-up, 19 April 2017

The Nigerian government has announced that it is delaying the launch of its inaugural sovereign green bond until after its 2017 budget is passed.

Green Bonds Round Up - 18 January 17

Danish public sector lender KommuneKredit is gearing up to launch a benchmark-sized euro-denominated green bond in the second quarter of this year.

Green bonds round-up

California-based Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing company Ygrene will issue a securitised PACE green bond every quarter, Environmental Finance can reveal.

Helping cities in developing countries benefit from the green bond market

There are numerous ways in which cities in the 'global South' can tap into the green bond market, argues Padraig Oliver

TSKB tightens price on inaugural sustainability bond by 62.5bps

Turkish investment and development bank Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma (TSKB) tightened pricing on its inaugural sustainability bond by 62.5 basis points, on the back of a massive investor demand.

Can Paris deliver a meaningful climate deal?

Attempts to build a global agreement from a series of national pledges will help industry and financiers plan low-carbon investments beyond 2020, even if they don't restrict global warming to 2°C, says Graham Cooper

Green bond market "to grow by $100bn this year", after smashing records in 2014

The green bond market more than tripled in 2014, according to figures from the Climate Bonds Iniative (CBI), which has maintained its prediction that it will see a further $100 billion of issues this year.

Swiss insurance firm to invest $1bn in green bonds

A Swiss insurance company said it aims to invest up to $1 billion in climate bonds, providing a major boost for the fledgling green bond market.