Chris Hall

MAY 11, 2022

Mandatory EU Green Bond Standard risks slowing issuance, but voluntary approach can still drive Taxonomy-aligned volumes. On the face of it, the market for green bonds is heading in the right direction, and fast.

Green Bonds 52

Green Bonds Net Zero Paris Agreement Banking 52

3BL Media

AUGUST 31, 2022

degrees Celsius by 2050 in line with the Paris Agreement. This means unleashing consumer choice — a powerful lever in competitive markets — by providing clear and reliable information about the sustainability of food. There is increasing recognition that we must keep global warming within 1.5

Net Zero 130

Net Zero Paris Agreement Waste Green Bonds 130

We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

What it means: The $300bn is a modest step forward, marking progress under the Paris Agreement but falling short of the decisive action and timeline the climate crisis demands. A new crediting mechanism is now in theory operational, the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM, formerly known as the Article 6.4

Paris Agreement 52

Paris Agreement Development Net Zero Supply Chains 52

Chris Hall

JANUARY 25, 2022

Issuance volume rose 45% over 2020, with sustainable bonds accounting for 10% of overall debt capital market activity. Green bonds accounted for around half of all issuance (US$488.8 Social bond issues totalled US192.9 Inconsistent information. billion), having almost doubled 2020 volumes. Reaching maturity.

Green Bonds 52

Green Bonds Net Zero Paris Agreement Banking 52

Chris Hall

APRIL 22, 2022

The FTSE JPX Net Zero Japan 500 Index will give investors the ability to align their exposure with the 2015 Paris Agreement using the TOPIX 500 as a base universe,” he said. Green bond designations represent the majority of ESG municipal issuance, accounting for US$19 billion of par volume or 43.6%

Net Zero 52

Net Zero Green Bonds Paris Agreement COP26 52

Chris Hall

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The committee underscored the importance of ensuring the availability of “accurate and reliable” ESG information and noted that the ratings market “currently suffers from a lack of such transparency”.

Paris Agreement 64

Paris Agreement Green Bonds 64

Chris Hall

APRIL 15, 2024

Governments signed up to the Paris Agreement are currently preparing the next set of plans to reduce their carbon emissions, known as nationally determined contributions (NDCs), which are due by 2025. In that way, investors are able to glean additional information about the path to net zero,” said Cahill.

Net Zero 64

Net Zero Green Bonds Paris Agreement Supply Chains 64

Chris Hall

JUNE 24, 2022

Data from the Climate Bonds Initiative reveals sovereign global, social and sustainable (GSS) bond volumes increased by 103% in 2021 raising cumulative issuance to US$193 billion compared to US$95.2 Green bonds provided most of the additional US$97.8 This compares with €28 billion in green bonds and €0.6

Green Bonds 52

Green Bonds Net Zero Paris Agreement Climate Change 52

Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

This would put China within range of overachieving on its NDC non-fossil fuel targets, but it would be insufficient to meet the Paris Agreement 1.5C The PBOC will require financial institutions to publicly disclose information on carbon emission reduction loans and carbon emission cuts financed by such loans. billion in 2021.

Net Zero 52

Net Zero Green Bonds Paris Agreement Climate Action Tracker 52

Chris Hall

MARCH 25, 2022

In a matter of days, more than 1,300 of the UK’s largest companies will be obliged to start disclosing financially material climate information in line with the recommendations set by Taskforce on Climate-related Disclosures (TCFD). EVIC identifies greenhouse gas emissions per market capitalisation of a company including debt at year end.

Paris Agreement 52

Paris Agreement Climate Change Net Zero Supply Chains 52

Chris Hall

JULY 27, 2022

The basis for many of these is the EU taxonomy (and to a lesser extent China’s mandatory taxonomy for use of green-bond proceeds). China’s mandatory bond system covers six sectors it classes as green: clean energy, clean transport, climate change adaptation, recycling or resource conservation, anti-pollution, and energy efficiency. .

Paris Agreement 52

Paris Agreement Green Bonds Net Zero Development 52

Sustainable Development Network

JUNE 29, 2021

Green recovery. Key questions explored: How to promote the regional exchange of information regarding clean energy solutions? Speakers explored how to: i) promote regional exchange of information regarding solutions and energy companies, ii) finance generation demand and iii) strengthen economies through a regional electricity market.

Decarbonize 52

Decarbonize Banking Climate Change Green Bonds 52

Chris Hall

AUGUST 30, 2024

About half of investors also mentioned climate solutions and some sort of investments in green bonds and assets, or transition assets. In addition, investors’ plans showed that 81% of them conduct climate-related bilateral engagements with the companies they are invested in.

Net Zero 52

Net Zero Climate Change Green Bonds Paris Agreement 52

Chris Hall

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Research by S&P found that of 12,000 funds researched, representing US$20 trillion assets under management (AUM), only 11% were aligned with the Paris Agreement to keep temperatures below 2C increase. Of the 51 climate-focused funds, representing US$30 billion AUM, only 10% were Paris aligned.

UNEP 52

UNEP Paris Agreement Green Bonds Development 52

Chris Hall

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The GBF’s Goal D, on implementation, contained an unambiguous commitment to aligning public and private financial flows to its overall objectives, with supporting language in the enabling targets, analogous to the Paris Agreement clauses that put climate change on the global agenda in 2015. “We

Development 52

Development CDP Paris Agreement Green Bonds 52

GreenBiz

APRIL 28, 2021

And the Paris Agreement has given us a roadmap to get there through ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions. Efforts to increase MDB climate finance targets, align their lending with the Paris Agreement and discourage new investments in fossil fuel-based power generation are important steps.

Climate Change 361

Climate Change Net Zero Paris Agreement Banking 361

Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

My pursuit of climate justice work is informed by my womanhood, my race, my youth and as a daughter of first-generation immigrants, raised in the diaspora,” she says. But studying abroad while the Paris Agreement was being adopted changed everything. That sums up how Wang, raised in White Rock, B.C.,

Climate Change 289

Climate Change Net Zero Decarbonize Development 289

GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

New Zealand, a nation of about 5 million people, in late January reported progress toward its goal to cut emissions by 30 percent over the next decade compared with 2005 levels — but recognized current measures won’t be enough to meet the Paris Agreement goals. 17, there were 53 signatories representing 18 industries. .

Supply Chains 546

Supply Chains Supply Chain Climate Change Net Zero 546

Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

In 2025, there is likely to be much scrutiny around US President Donald Trumps anti-green agenda. As widely expected, on his first day back in the White House, he signed an executive order to withdraw the US from the Paris Agreement and moved to scrap oil and gas exploration restrictions.

Climate Change 59

Climate Change Waste Development Paris Agreement 59

Chris Hall

JULY 5, 2023

The US demonstrates the swift difference progressive leadership makes in driving sustainable finance policy. The country is also upping its game on stewardship, with New Zealand’s inaugural Stewardship Code launching last year with 17 signatories, says Simon O’Connor outgoing CEO of RIAA.

Net Zero 52

Net Zero Climate Change Paris Agreement Greenwashing 52

Chris Hall

MARCH 5, 2024

The government has also announced coordinated efforts to reduce carbon emissions, control pollution, expand green initiatives and promote growth. As part of these efforts, China has also sharpened its focus on green and ESG regulation.

Climate Change 69

Climate Change Net Zero Paris Agreement Green Bonds 69