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Setting the standard for climate bonds
14 November 2011After more than a year in development, this month sees the launch of a novel initiative to certify the environmental claims of climate bonds. Padraig Oliver and Sean Kidney explain
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Bringing public and private together
22 September 2011There is an enormous investment opportunity in financing the transition to low-emission, climate change resilient economies in emerging markets. But public-private partnerships will be key, says Yannick Glemarec
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Environmental Finance Personality of the Year
26 July 2011WINNER: Christopher Flensborg
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Waiting on supply
04 April 2011IETA's Simone Ruiz set out one blueprint for green bonds at the recent inaugural Environmental Bonds conference in London. Mark Nicholls reports
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Moving green bonds into the mainstream
07 March 2011Environmental bonds are seen as vital in attracting the investment needed to fund a low-carbon economy. But how can they be transformed from a niche product into a mainstream investment option, asks Nick Oakes
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Giving credit to climate risk
05 March 2011Michael Wilkins is leading the effort at rating agency Standard & Poor's is to factor climate risk into credit scores – a breakthrough for the integration of environmental factors into the investment mainstream. Mark Nicholls reports
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Bridging Europe's capital chasm
05 March 2011Accenture's Justin Keeble argues that new funding models and finance sector partnerships are needed to raise €2.9 trillion of investment into Europe's low-carbon infrastructure
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Painting the bond market green
08 November 2010The emerging environmental bond market is generating keen interest – but how can this interest be translated into issuance? Charlotte Dudley reports
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The green bank bandwagon
01 April 2010It is, it seems, an idea whose time has come. Support is building for the concept of government- backed 'green investment banks', which would use taxpayers' money to help move capital towards the low-carbon investments that will be needed to tackle climate change, helping to address market failures and focus early-stage investment.
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Power to the people
01 September 2007The growing enthusiasm for biofuels touches many of the world's high-profile issues: energy, the environment, food supply, trade and a large dose of international politics. Vic Wyman reports