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IMF publicly supports EU proposal to apply carbon pricing to imports
18 September 2020The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has backed proposals by the EU to introduce carbon levies to imports if major emitting countries are unable to agree a minimum carbon price.
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Global Commission on Adaptation urged to develop climate risk tools
22 July 2019The Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA) has been urged to consider funding the development of climate data risk analysis tools for investors, in a report that says it could help solve one of the biggest barriers to investment in climate adaptation measures.
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GPIF invests in its first green bonds
09 April 2019Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) has bought its first green bonds, snapping up a $500 million deal from the World Bank Group.
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People moves: IOSCO, London Stock Exchange Group, Simmons & Simmons, UBS
19 October 2018Peter Damgaard Jensen has been appointed as co-organizer of the newly founded Global Commission on Adaptation. Damgaard Jensen also acts as CEO of Danish pension scheme PKA and chair of the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), an investor association taking action to support a low-carbon future.
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Japan Post Insurance is sole investor in World Bank's SDG bond
27 June 2018Japan Post Insurance, a life insurance company within the Japan Post Group, was the sole investor in a sustainable development bond issued earlier this month by the World Bank.
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Green bond round-up, January 10
10 January 2018Italian utility Enel has successfully issued its second green bond, raising €1.25 billion ($1.5 billion).