Archive

  • More banks and corporates endorse World Bank's carbon pricing coalition

    19 April 2016

    Several more banks, industrial groups and national governments have signed up to join the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition (CPLC) which was launched at the Paris Climate Summit in December.

  • Indian regulator finalises national green bond standards

    12 January 2016

    The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has finalised its inaugural set of green bond standards, making it the second Asian country to make such a move in as many weeks.

  • Financing India's renewables revolution

    29 December 2015

    India plans to build 175GW of renewables by 2022, requiring billions of dollars of capital. What are the opportunities for non-Indian investors, asks Peter Cripps

  • EF BRIEFS: Trucost, NY Green Bank, Yes Bank, Abengoa Yield, SunEdison, RWE, Samsung

    11 December 2015

    German utility RWE has got the go-ahead to spin off a renewable energy subsidiary, which will be floated late next year.

  • COP BLOG: Financial innovation -- key to climate action

    09 December 2015

    Clarity is now required on the public and private sources of finance that will be needed to enable countries to deliver their national carbon emissions goals, says Rana Kapoor

  • Consultation starts on India's national green bond standards

    04 December 2015

    The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), has become the latest financial regulator to launch a set of national green bond standards.

  • IDBI launches inaugural benchmark-sized green bond

    23 November 2015

    The Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) has launched its inaugural green bond and the second from India to be denominated in dollars.

  • HSBC moves closer to issuing green bonds, as it drafts framework

    20 November 2015

    HSBC has created a green bond framework ahead of its much-anticipated move into the issuing space, after years as a key underwriter in the market.

  • Yes Bank plans $500m London-listed green bond

    16 November 2015

    Yes Bank is planning to issue a green bond of up to $500 million that it will list on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) by December 2016.

  • Green bond comment, October

    28 October 2015

    A series of chunky issues have provided a welcome boost the green bond market in recent weeks.