The trend of private renewable energy companies looking to raise funds through green bonds issues linked to specific assets continues to gain popularity. The China Longyuan Power Group Corp — the largest wind energy developer in Canada — has reported that it raised $153 million for a wind energy project with … [continued]
The Climate Change Support Team for the United Nations Secretary General has described green bonds as “one of the most significant developments in financing of low-carbon, climate resilient investment opportunities.” In a recent report on private sector participation in climate finance, the Climate Change Support Team has described green bonds as very … [continued]
Global credit rating agency Moody’s expects a significant shift in the global green bonds market. Following the trend of faster growth in renewable energy capacity addition in developing countries, the global green onds market is also expected to see greater participation from developing economic like China and India, according to … [continued]
Global credit rating agency Moody’s expects volume in the global green bonds market to increase significantly towards the end of the year to coincide with the UN’s global climate change conference in Paris next month. Moody’s, in a recent report, stated that the green bond issuance in the third quarter of … [continued]
New players and banks are looking to enter the rapidly expanding market of green bonds. Bangladesh Bank has announced that it plans to invest a part of the country’s foreign exchange reserves in green bonds. According to the Climate Bonds Network, Bangladesh Bank will be the first national bank to … [continued]
If recent trends are anything to go by, the Chinese green bonds market is set for a massive expansion, as the country continues to expand its renewable energy infrastructure amidst a financial markets crisis. This has been exemplified by the Agriculture Bank of China, which issued its first green bonds sale in … [continued]
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation recently became the first private sector entity in Japan to issue green bonds, and only the second originating from Japan. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) announced that it raised $500 million through dollar-denominated green bonds, with the proceeds from the bond issue to be used to … [continued]
France’s leading independent power producer in the renewable energy sector, Akuo Energy, has successfully completed a fresh green bond issue. Akuo Energy announced that it has raised €34.4 million from a green bond issue. This is the first green bond issue by an independent power producer (IPP) in France, and … [continued]
A new report has reported climate-aligned bonds have reached a total of $597.7 billion since 2005, a 20% increase on a year earlier, with almost a third of this year’s increase linked to the rapid growth in the green bond market. The report was published by the Climate Bonds Initiative, … [continued]
Editor’s Note (Zachary Shahan): One of my favorite new(ish) solar companies is Dividend Solar. While so many segments of the solar market are a bit overcrowded, Dividend Solar forging paths into good, under-represented areas of the market. Here’s another example, republished from Solar Love (with permission, of course): The Climate … [continued]
