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December 14, 2020
Welcome to Climate&Capital. This week we have:
  • THE LATEST Climate & Capital Media teams up with Climate Bonds Initiative 
  • CLIMATE BONDS Welcome back America: Biden’s green-finance moment
  • VOICES Can capital markets succeed where governments fail?
  • TEN TO WATCH A conversation with Xia Li, founder of ShenZhen Power-Solution
  • CLIMATE FINANCE ESG — who's counting?
  • CLIMATE STYLE A conversation with Nicobar, the brand breaking away from fast fashion
  • EXTREME WEATHER Largest glacier in France could all but vanish by the end of the century

Can capital markets succeed where governments fail?

It’s been five years since the Paris climate summit. As the world reflects on where we stand in battling the escalating climate crisis, the good news is that a majority of leaders, organizations and people now get it: The climate crisis is real.

So, now what? Contributor Tony Lent, an astute observer of climate challenge for 27 years, asks a provocative question in his essay this week: Can capital markets succeed where governments fail?

Key to the success of a rapid global climate mobilization will be the allocation of capital to finance, through something called a green bond. 2020 saw a surge in green bonds, and their cousins — sustainable, social and pandemic bonds. The growth of these bonds is significant: More than $1 trillion in green bonds have been issued since the European Investment Bank issued the first green bond in 2007.

So, this week, we launched the U.S. Green Bond Review, a newsletter developed in partnership with Sean Kidney and the Climate Bonds Initiative (you can sign up to receive it here). If you have not heard of him, you will. Sean and his global team have developed the gold standard for determining whether a bond is really green. The proof of this is in the pudding: The organization’s board comprises organizations managing over $51 trillion in assets.

But the story of green bonds is more than just following the money. Each bond is a story in itself. Each one provides funding for important climate-related projects — in efficient transportation, renewable  energy, clean water and more. Taken together, these are the building blocks for a new climate age. Each issue of the U.S. Green Bond Review will bring you the key news, charts, stats, and feature stories to keep you informed on this critical financing tool.



Peter McKillop

Founder
Climate & Capital Media



 


Kari Huus

Editor
U.S. Green Bond Review


THE LATEST

Climate & Capital Media teams up with Climate Bonds Initiative 


Demand for environment-focused “green bonds” is on the rise. They could help the private sector save the climate. 
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CLIMATE BONDS

Welcome back America: Biden’s green-finance moment

A Biden presidency is a big opportunity for climate-friendly bonds.

VOICES

Can capital markets succeed where governments fail?

Global investor networks are alive and humming with climate-focused commitments. Are capital markets the missing carbon regulators?   

TEN TO WATCH

A conversation with Xia Li, founder of ShenZhen Power-Solution

“I believe that solar products should be affordable for people at the bottom of the pyramid.”

CLIMATE FINANCE

ESG — who's counting?

Proprietary platforms. Custom frameworks. Specialized tools. These are the structural linchpins on offer to meet the rising demand for “sustainable” finance investment.

CLIMATE STYLE

A conversation with Nicobar, the brand breaking away from fast fashion

Fashion should be designed to last — that’s the motto of Indian lifestyle and home goods brand, Nicobar

EXTREME WEATHER

Largest glacier in France could all but vanish by the end of the century

Scientists predict glacier La Mer de Glace could lose 90% of its volume by 2021.

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