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The potential of green bonds in emerging markets

Renewable Energy World

A 2020 report co-authored by Amundi and the IFC pointed out that investment flows since the start of the COVID-19 crisis have proven more resilient towards green investments when compared to their traditional counterparts. What is the potential of green bonds to address this imbalance?

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New hydropower certification and labeling scheme launched

Renewable Energy World

To meet the critical challenge of climate change, we urgently need greater investment in renewable energy such as hydropower,” Dr Khosla said. Due to the scale of investment required, the hydropower sector needs a credible, transparent certification scheme that will incentivise the best projects.

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How the European Central Bank’s New Climate Policy Could Reduce Both Emissions and Inflation

Impakter

Impakter How the European Central Bank’s New Climate Policy Could Reduce Both Emissions and Inflation More often than not, conversations on the economy engender a somewhat inanimate, two-dimensional and transactional impression, but in truth, the economy is defined by more than just balance sheets, the stock exchange, trade, or investment.

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

This week in ESG news: Vanguard launches its first impact fund; Biden considers declaration of climate change emergency; Deutsche Bank appoints its first Chief Sustainability Officer; UK government given 8 months by high court to come up with a climate plan; BlackRock acquires waste-to-renewable gas company for $700 million; PepsiCo issues $1.25

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China’s ESG Policy Dash  

Chris Hall

The world cannot win the fight against climate change without China successfully transitioning to a low-carbon economy, with it accounting for 27% of global carbon dioxide and a third of the world’s greenhouse gases, according to the World Bank.

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