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From Green to Blue

Chris Hall

As of January 2023, green bonds had raised US$2.5 Part-credit for this meteoritic growth has been given to the Green Bond Principles (GBP) launched in 2014. Utermarck says that this model has driven the success of particularly green bonds, of which 98% of global issuances are aligned to the GBP.

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Bonds Could Unlock Climate Adaptation in Emerging Markets

Chris Hall

As climate urgency increases, and countries around the world look to make good on their nationally determined contributions, the more pressure there is across both emerging and developing markets to adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change, panellists said. . trillion, the Climate Bonds report said. billion. . “The

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Are we Eating up Our World?

Chris Hall

To accelerate this transition, UNEP has developed a Land Use Positive Impact Hub to support banks, asset owners and fund managers to determine how to measure the positive environmental and social (E&S) impacts of their land-use investments. Risk management. Mainstream institutions.

UNEP 52
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UN: Pandemic causes dip in building emissions, but long-term outlook bleak

Envirotec Magazine

“This year showed that climate change is an immediate direct threat to every community on this planet, and it is only going to intensify,” said Inger Andersen, Executive Director of UNEP. Local cities and governments have also developed codes. Green building certification has increased by 13.9 per cent compared to 2019.