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• Snam issues maiden €500m 'transition' bond after 'climate action' criticism

  12 June 2020

  Italian energy infrastructure firm Snam has raised €500 million ($567 million) through its inaugural 'transition bond' to finance or refinance energy transition projects, just over a year after its 'climate action bond' attracted controversy.

• Green bond comment, March 2019: What role should green bonds play in the energy transition?

  06 March 2019

  Italian oil and gas distribution firm Snam recently issued a 'climate action bond' that divided opinion.

• Fossil fuel issuer of ‘climate action’ bond reignites Repsol debate

  27 February 2019

  A ‘climate action bond’ issued by natural gas infrastructure company Snam has reignited a debate around whether there is a place at the green bond table for fossil fuel firms.