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European Commission Publishes New Green Bond Standard and Unveils Latest Sustainable Finance Strategy

The new green bond standard aims to hit EU Green Deal targets, address environmental challenges, and increase investment in sustainable activities.  By Paul Davies and Edward Kempson The European Commission (the Commission) recently issued two key announcements relating to the newly published EU Sustainable Finance Strategy (the Strategy) and the new EU Green Bond Standard … Continue Reading

UK Prime Minister Announces 10-Point Plan to Boost Green Economy

The plan promises 250,000 jobs and emphasises a “green industrial revolution” to stimulate a post-pandemic economic recovery. By Paul A. Davies and Michael D. Green On 17 November 2020, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a ten-point plan as part of the government’s initiative to “build back better”. The plan aims to bolster the economy … Continue Reading

The EU’s 2021 Work Programme Features Green and Sustainable Initiatives

Making Europe greener, fairer, and more sustainable is at the heart of the European Commission’s new work programme. By Paul Davies, David Little, Michael D. Green, and Pierre Bichet On 19 October 2020, the European Commission (Commission) published its Work Programme (Programme) for 2021. The Programme — “A Union of vitality in a world of … Continue Reading

EU Commission Launches Consultation on Green Bond Standard

The consultation aims to gather technical input from stakeholders in the green bond market before finalising an EU GBS. By Paul A. Davies, Michael D. Green, and Aaron E. Franklin On 12 June 2020, the European Commission (the Commission) published a targeted consultation document on the establishment of an EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS). … Continue Reading

Sustainable Finance Updates from the European Commission and the International Capital Market Association

Recent developments concern the EU taxonomy, the EU green bond standard, and new sustainability-linked bonds By Paul A. Davies and Michael D. Green Earlier this month (June 2020), the EU released answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the work of the European Commission (the Commission) and the Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (TEG) … Continue Reading

China Proposes Cutting Clean Coal From Revised Green Bond Standards

The proposal signals continued convergence of international standards as the green bond market further matures. By Paul Davies, Michael Green, and Aaron Franklin On 29 May 2020, Chinese regulators published a draft of their 2020 revision to the Green Bond-supported Project Catalogue (Green Project Catalogue) for comments. The Green Project Catalogue comprises a list of … Continue Reading

Financing the Road to Green

How companies that are unable to issue green bonds can still participate in sustainable finance. By Paul A. Davies, Aaron E. Franklin, and Kristina S. Wyatt If the 2010s were the decade in which green bonds took hold, the 2020s will be the decade in which sustainable finance hits the broader marketplace. The green bond … Continue Reading

Green Finance Institute to Launch in London

Initiative will advance the UK’s Paris Agreement targets by serving as a “one-stop shop for world-leading climate science, and for capital.” By Paul A. Davies and Michael D. Green UK Chancellor, Philip Hammond, has announced plans to launch a Green Finance Institute (GFI), through funding from both the UK government and the City of London Corporation. … Continue Reading

Green Finance Growth Set to Continue

By Paul Davies and Michael Green The Vice-President of the European Investment Bank, Jonathan Taylor called for “a renewed effort from the world’s financial institutions to make the Paris Agreement a reality” at the COP 22 Conference, held last month in Marrakesh. Green finance will have an instrumental role to play in the transition of … Continue Reading

China One of First Countries to Sign Paris Agreement

By Paul Davis and Andrew Westgate China, along with leaders from more than 150 countries, today signed the Paris Climate Change Agreement in New York. New York Signing Update Following final negotiation on December 12, 2015, today marked the first day that countries could formally sign the Paris Agreement. At the United Nations headquarters in … Continue Reading
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