Market insight

• LatAm green bonds - Building Momentum

  Latin American green bond issuance has been hesitant in 2018. The green agenda is very much intact, however, and market participants expect a pick-up when market conditions improve, explains Keith Mullin.

  

• Supporting new innovative climate investment

  Andrew McDowell, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank, delivered a speech at Climate-KIC's Mission Finance summit in which he outlined some shining examples of blended and innovative finance

  

• Distributed Ledger Technologies are here to stay

  Blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies might be a critical tool to unlock trillions for climate action

  

• Debate: Can self-reporting be effective for investors?

  Most climate and ESG data is self-reported – can this approach ever provide investors with the reliable and comparable data they need to make the best investment decisions?

  

• Risky business: Why 1.5-aligned strategies are key to preserving capital

  Decision-makers with responsibility for capital need to make bold, upfront investments in innovative sustainability solutions to limit climate change. An improved understanding of physical climate risks can help make this 'strategy overhaul' happen

  

• No alternative: Making sustainable infrastructure the only option

  Only a fraction of global climate finance is reaching European cities despite their crucial role in decarbonising the economy. Developing a bankable project pipeline and new finance solutions replicable across cities is key to meet the enormous need for sustainable infrastructure

  

• Financing tomorrow's new normal today

  26 October 2018

  Across most industries, quick wins for decarbonisation – at least within current frameworks – have already been put in place. Innovative finance will be needed to unlock investment across all sectors and industries. Environmental Finance explores how investors can enter uncharted waters to truly drive change

  

• Opportunity awaits - Financing Asia's green buildings through green bonds

  One of the most significant growth opportunities in the capital markets today is in green bonds in the Asia-Pacific region, according to the IFC.

  

• Mission-led finance: New ideas in European policymaking

  19 October 2018

  Policymakers need to shift focus from filling investment gaps to creating new trajectories for ambitious low-carbon innovation, says Mariana Mazzucato. A missions-led approach should be at the heart of efforts align the economy with climate and sustainability goals, she tells Environmental Finance.

  

• No more excuses: Financing 1.5C

  11 October 2018

  The financial sector must play a critical enabling role to limit global warming to below 1.5 degrees. Investors need to quickly overhaul their strategies for climate change to be halted in just over a decade, and there are already tools and solutions available to help investors align with this goal, finds Environmental Finance