The global green bonds market is racing towards a record year with the largest issuance ever in the first half of a calendar year. According to Climate Bonds Initiative, the total labelled green bonds insurance between January and June 2016 reached $35 billion. This compares to $41.8 billion total issuance … [continued]
Recently, we have seen a spate of older nuclear reactors shut down by their owners for economic reasons. One of the first bellwethers of this trend was the Kewaunee power plant closure. While the public at large may not be aware, nuclear power plant owners are aware of the increasing … [continued]
Citigroup expects the global green bonds market to balloon into a trillion-dollar behemoth by the next decade. Citigroup banker Michael Eckhart recently told media outlets that the global green bonds market could see an exponential growth, taking its value to $1 trillion after 2020. The growth is expected to pick … [continued]
The Paris Agreement, which was agreed upon at COP21 in Paris in December, is set to boost wind turbine manufacturer sales, according to a new report from Moody’s. According to a new report from Moody’s Investors Service, the Paris Agreement, which was agreed upon at the 21st session of the … [continued]
2016 is expected to be yet another blockbuster year for the global green bonds market. Moody’s estimates that the cumulative issuance of labelled green bonds will hit $70 billion this year. After taking a lead in the global renewable energy market, China is also likely to dominate the green bonds … [continued]
Global rating agency Moody’s is predicting another record year for green bonds issuance in 2016. Green bonds worth $50 billion are expected to be issued in 2016, Moody’s Investors Service recently stated. The ratings agency expects that the recent upswing in green bond issuance to continue into the next year as … [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]
The greatest regulatory risk for renewable energy investors in Europe is in Spain and Italy, while France, Germany, and the UK have relatively strong regulatory frameworks. These are the conclusions from a new report published by ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service, which investigated the regulatory strength across the European Union. … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. International credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service expects battery storage to become economically viable within 3 to 5 years in the US market, and the biggest losers will be electricity generators, particularly peaking gas plants. In a detailed analysis of the US battery storage market, Moody’s says … [continued]
