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US considers 'exploring' sovereign green bonds amid demand perk
02 May 2024Leading financial market advisers to the US Treasury have suggested US sovereign green bonds should be explored further amid the potential to attract new investors and potential pricing perks.
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US Treasury provides investor guidance on IRA incentives
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US Treasury publishes principles for net zero financing
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US Treasury's Yellen warns of 'cascading' climate risk to financial system
08 March 2023The Secretary of the US Treasury has warned of the potential for climate-related events and their impacts on asset values to "cascade through the financial system" in the world's largest economy.
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US Treasury 'watching with interest' investor transition planning
19 May 2022Investors' work to assess and influence companies' decarbonisation plans is increasingly being watched by regulators as they study how to improve such approaches, a senior official at the US Treasury has said.
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Democrats call for up to $50bn of sovereign US green bonds for new bank
20 May 2019Several Democrat senators are calling on the US Treasury to issue $10 billion of green bonds to set up a federal green bank.
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IBRD marks 10 years of green bonds with $1.2bn issue
14 November 2018The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), part of the World Bank Group, has issued two benchmark green bonds to mark the tenth anniversary of its entry into the market in 2008.