Analysis

  • Green bond comment: October

    02 November 2016

    Will investors ever pay up for a green bond?

  • Looking ahead to COP22

    31 October 2016

    With the Marrakesh climate summit just days away, Tim Baines looks at some of the major areas for discussion.

  • How green bonds could speed progress towards Paris goals

    28 October 2016

    Green bonds could help accelerate implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement, by providing finance for 'Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions', says Junji Hatano

  • Natural catastrophes and the protection gap

    26 October 2016

    Natural catastrophes are becoming increasingly common and costly. But more can be done to help protect society against their impacts argues Robert Muir-Wood

  • Green finance - at a tipping point?

    24 October 2016

    Eric Usher, head of the UNEP Finance Initiative, tells Graham Cooper about the challenges facing the organisation as it prepares to celebrate its 25th anniversary.

  • The process of integrating the environment and finance has only just begun

    19 October 2016

    The 'green economy' is a hot topic at the moment. It moved up the agenda thanks to the game-changing Paris climate agreement. And momentum continued to grow this year as a result of the importance that the G20 has placed on 'green finance'.

  • External review of green bonds: lessons learned

    14 October 2016

    When it comes to external reviews, the green bond market could learn from the carbon market, argues Phillip Ludvigsen

  • Blowing in the right direction

    12 October 2016

    As the European offshore market continues to mature, Hamza Ali explores the financing trends that are driving down costs

  • Insuring in a changing climate

    10 October 2016

    A year after the PRA's landmark report into the insurance sector and climate change, Environmental Finance looks at how the industry is responding.

  • How green tags could boost finance for energy efficiency

    07 October 2016

    Tagging loans according to the energy efficiency of the underlying assets could make a valuable contribution to scaling up green financing, say Nick Robins and Peter Sweatman

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