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Brazilian development bank to fund next wave of renewable technology

The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) wants to fund the next wave of renewable technology in the country, but there is a need for more blended finance, according to Luciana Costa, infrastructure, energy transition and climate change managing director at BNDES.

Sovereign SLBs challenging due to the nature of the issuer

Sovereigns across the world have embraced the sustainability-linked bond (SLB) instruments, with issuance increasingly being considered, but the nature of sovereigns creates some challenges for investors, the audience at Sustainable Debt Americas 2024 heard.

Emerging sustainable technologies face continued acceptability challenges

Emerging technologies face a host of challenges in becoming more accepted in the sustainable finance market, according to panel members at the Environmental Finance's Sustainable Debt Americas 2024 conference held in New York this morning.

CBI standard expansion to include assets and projects in development

Rwanda to develop Article 6 projects pipeline with GenZero and Gold Standard

Rwanda has signed an agreement with carbon standards body Gold Standard and Singapore-based investor GenZero to develop a pipeline of Article 6-compliant carbon credit projects.

SIX moves into carbon removal with Carbonfuture investment

SIX Swiss Exchange is leading a Series A funding round in Carbonfuture, which specialises in managing the entire lifecycle of carbon removal credits with its data-driven digital infrastructure.

Neter launches to build VCM trust and unlock natural capital

Leonid loans $13m to climate-tech Aclima

Second Trump presidency and trade wars threaten to slow transition to a crawl, Generation says

Twin threats of a second term for Donald Trump and global trade wars risk "slow[ing] the energy transition down to a crawl" as global trade verges on collapse, according to Generation Investment Management.

Blended finance will bridge agrifood funding gap, says Pollination

Blended finance can be the answer to addressing the financing gap facing in the regenerative agricultural transition, a report by consultancy Pollination has claimed.