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The potential of green bonds in emerging markets

Renewable Energy World

This is supported by findings published in their most recent report (2021), which described a 21% increase in emerging market (ex-China) green bond issuances from 2019 and a total of $40billion emerging market green bond issuances in 2020. What is the potential of green bonds to address this imbalance?

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Following the money: A sustainable finance odyssey

GreenBiz

"They create a virtuous ESG Loop, where goal-setting, bench-marking and course-correcting reinforce sustainability," wrote Richard Peers, founder at ResponsibleRisk Ltd, a London-based consultancy, in the blog Finextra. We’ll focus, as my learning journey did, primarily on ESG investing and green bonds and loans.

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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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Sustainable Finance and Upcoming Reporting Requirements in 2022

Sphera

Even after the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) came to a close last November, the ESG landscape still remains unclear. This may entail extensive policy, legal, technology and market changes to address mitigation and adaptation requirements related to climate change.

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Sustainable solutions as cities are running out of water

Edouard Stenger

It is estimated that 40 percent of the world population is already experiencing water scarcity and as the global climate keeps on warming and weirding, this situation will most unfortunately worsen and spread. I have blogged previously about the Altered:Nozzle and the Nebia shower head and its 70% percent water usage reduction.

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An Interview with Chris Ahlfeldt, Founder of Blue Horizon ECS – Part 1

Sense and Sustainability

Chris Ahlfeldt (CA): Studying Energy Systems Engineering at Stanford University sparked my passion for clean energy and sustainability solutions that can help address climate change. They have limited access to financing that would allow them to invest in distributed generation and energy efficiency solutions.

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Take Five: From America to the World

Chris Hall

In related news, NatWest Group issued this week the first bond by a UK bank dedicated to financing and re-financing electric vehicles (EV), raising net proceeds of €750 million (US$811.4 The EV Green Bond originated from the group’s asset finance arm – Lombard.