Ahren Lester

EM green bond issuance forecast to cross $100bn in 2023

Emerging market (EM) green bond issuance is expected to jump to more than $100 billion by 2023 from $40 billion in 2020, according to a report from Amundi and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), amid "highly supportive" market fundamentals.

Financing costs fall for renewable power projects, soar for coal

News round-up: JP Morgan and Citi boost sustainable financing targets, DBS plots coal exit, Shell signs carbon credit deal

C-Quest Capital signs carbon credit deal with Shell

US climate risk disclosure bill reintroduced

UK, EU urged to link carbon markets ahead of COP26

The UK and EU have been urged to start the process of linking their respective carbon emissions trading systems (ETS) ahead of the COP26 meeting in November.

Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Rewe, South Beach, Social Loan Principles, Coats, SJ ... and more

Bond round-up: KfW, EU, UOB, Berlin Hyp, Enbridge, Pertamina, Eurofima ... and more

EU hikes green bond issuance programme to €250bn

Social bond fund growth is coming - but perhaps not imminently

After social bond issuance jumped nine-fold in 2020, attention is increasingly turning to the lack of dedicated social bond funds. They are expected to arrive, but perhaps not immediately. Ahren Lester reports