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The pullback threatens to erode years of progress, which has made Europe the leading market for sustainable funds , greenbonds and other responsible investments, and jeopardizes the capital needed for the EUs ambitious climate goals.
The IEEFA’s Christina Ng says China’s state-owned enterprises continue to allocate up to half of their greenbond proceeds to non-green projects. . China’s ambition to green its financial market has been making significant progress. SOEs accounted for about half the onshore green issuances from 2019 to 2022.
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IHA said it would expect its members to certify new projects under the Hydropower Sustainability Standard, in line with the organization’s updated membership charter. It will address any confusion about whether a new hydropower project is sustainable and will, crucially, help to unblock greeninvestment and licensing decisions.”.
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