Graham Cooper

Articles by Graham Cooper

  • Green bond Comment, June: A win-win product?

    06 June 2018

    Green bond enthusiasts received a sharp 'reality check' last month, when they heard that Hiro Mizuno, chief investment officer of the world's largest pension fund, regards them as a "lose-lose product".

  • World Bank plans new auction for carbon credits

    05 June 2018

    The World Bank has teamed up with the German government to buy carbon credits from private sector companies with projects that reduce emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O) from nitric acid production facilities.

  • Investors press politicians to facilitate more low-carbon investment

    04 June 2018

    Leading institutional investors have called on national governments to act more urgently to spur private sector capital into low-carbon investments.

  • How covered green bonds can help deliver NDCs

    01 June 2018

    A 'prototype' covered green bond has been prepared that could help developing countries meet their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement. Junji Hatano explains.

  • Hedge funds increase allocations to responsible investments

    30 May 2018

    Hedge funds have already allocated at least $59 billion in line with 'responsible investment' (RI) principles, according to the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA).

  • Green bond round-up, 30 May

    30 May 2018

    The Asia-Pacific green bond market is poised for significant growth, with some $600 billion of new issues expected over the next five years, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML).

  • Amundi creates position of chief responsible investment officer

    29 May 2018

    Amundi has appointed Stanislas Pottier to the new position of chief responsible investment officer.

  • RGGI carbon prices fail to hold on to Q3 gains

    29 May 2018

    The price of emission allowances in the US Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) has slipped back below $4 in the secondary market in recent weeks after surging to $4.65 in August on news of planned rule changes.

  • Carbon market eyes blockchain benefits

    24 May 2018

    Blockchain technology could help grow the carbon credit market, while also making it more transparent and secure, according to advocates at the Innovate4Climate conference in Frankfurt.

  • Green bond experts rebut GPIF charge they are a 'lose-lose' product

    23 May 2018

    A valuable benefit of green bonds is that they enable fixed income investors to 'engage' with issuers on topics such as climate change, as is already common practice in the equity markets, according to Frederic Samama, co-head of institutional clients coverage at Amundi Asset Management.