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Investors managing $12trn call for long-term emissions reduction goal
26 May 2015Investors managing $12 trillion of assets have urged G7 finance ministers to back a long-term emissions reduction plan, to help limit the average global temperature increase to 2⁰C above pre-industrial levels.
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Why the Paris climate summit will boost REDD+
20 May 2015An agreement in Paris could build on the achievements of the Warsaw Pact for REDD+ Action, and could prove a game changer for forestry, argues Mariama Vendramini
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Investors launch platform to showcase their climate change initiatives
20 May 2015A group of institutional investors, managing some $25 trillion, have launched an online platform to highlight the actions they are taking to curb climate change.
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JP Morgan steals underwriting crown for Q1 green bonds
29 April 2015JP Morgan has been crowned the biggest underwriter of green bonds in the past quarter, taking pole position for the first time.
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Investor groups urge asset owners to beef up action on climate change
22 April 2015A global coalition of institutional investors has urged asset owners to take more action on climate change.
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Green bond market poised for global expansion, says BAML
16 March 2015Green bonds are set to expand into new regions this year, as the fast-growing market continues to mature, say analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML).
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BlackRock, AP4 and State Street among buyers of ADB's first green bond
13 March 2015The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has sold its inaugural, $500 million green bond to 44 investors.
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ADB issues first labelled green bond
12 March 2015The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched its first green bond to support climate change projects in the region.
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Santander stops funding APRIL after Greenpeace deforestation campaign
02 March 2015Santander has bowed to pressure to withdraw finance from the paper company Asia Pacific Resources International (April) after Greenpeace launched a campaign criticising it for logging Indonesian forests.
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Modi's $300bn renewables ambition for India
27 February 2015Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans to spur a boom in renewables. Charles Yates looks at the opportunity – and some of the challenges – that lie ahead