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  • EU climate criteria adopted in 'important milestone'

    09 December 2021

    The first set of climate criteria for the EU taxonomy has been passed into law and will come into force on 1 January.

  • More energy efficient properties 'cut risk of mortgage default'

    02 September 2020

    The risk of default for mortgages on the most energy efficient properties is lower than less efficient properties, according to a report by the Energy Efficiency Data Protocol and Portal (EeDaPP).

  • Green bond comment: New issues rise 36% in H1

    05 July 2017

    A 36% increase in new issues in the first six months of this year, combined with further signs of maturity in the market, suggest green bonds are entering their second decade in good health.

  • How green tags could boost finance for energy efficiency

    07 October 2016

    Tagging loans according to the energy efficiency of the underlying assets could make a valuable contribution to scaling up green financing, say Nick Robins and Peter Sweatman