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Masdar Issues $1 Billion Green Bond to Invest in Greenfield Renewable Energy Projects

ESG Today

UAE-based clean energy-focused developer Masdar announced that it has raised $1 billion through the issuance of green bonds, with proceeds aimed at investing in new renewable energy projects. According to Masdar, demand for the bonds was strong, with the offering 4.6x oversubscribed.

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Masdar Issues $750 Million Green Bond to Fund “Dark Green” Clean Energy Projects

ESG Today

UAE-based renewable energy-focused developer Masdar announced today that it has raised $750 million in its inaugural green bond offering, with proceeds aimed at financing its buildout of new “dark green” renewable energy projects. ” Demand for the offering was strong, with the order book reaching $4.2

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Masdar, TotalEnergies Explore New Green Methanol & SAF Plant to Decarbonize Hard-to-Abate Industries

ESG Today

The project will utilize green hydrogen from renewable energy powered electrolysis, in addition to capturing and utilizing CO2 from industrial sources as a feedstock, for the production of green methanol and SAF.

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Walmart Accelerates Action in FY2022 ESG Summary Report

3BL Media

Walmart raised $2 billion through its first green bond issuance to finance and advance its sustainability goals including renewable energy, zero waste, circular economy and sustainable transportation projects. Since 2006, Walmart stores, clubs and distribution centers have donated more than 7 billion pounds of food.

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Asia Wakes Up to Blue Finance Regulation

Chris Hall

trillion in Asia-Pacific alone; regulatory uncertainty around a concept barely a decade old and the difficulty of valuing a communal fluid asset has opened a trench in financing between sustainable green bonds and their blue peers. The cumulative value of green bonds issued reached US$2.2

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Now a sustainable MBA graduate, for hire !

Edouard Stenger

Having grown to enjoy working on the financial aspects of energy – especially business modelling and the aforementioned Monte Carlo method – I was pleased to see that what can be called Green Finance is booming these days. My research for the green bonds article have shown this.

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25 badass women shaping climate action in 2021

GreenBiz

The pandemic didn’t stop Verizon from advancing its sustainability strategy significantly over the past 12 months, with a pledge to become carbon neutral by 2035 and the pricing of a second $1 billion green bond meant to support the construction of renewable energy resources for its telecommunications networks.