"CMIA helped to explain the potential for project-based mechanisms across a variety of constituencies and is a key voice driving the conversation on results-based finance and sector approaches for scaling-up emission reduction investments. We urgently need input from organisations like CMIA to operationalise Art 6 of the Paris Agreement."
Mr. Franz-Josef Schafhausen, former Director General Climate Change, European and International Affairs, Federal German Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety
28 February 2018
A joint study by UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the Latin American and Caribbean Climate Finance Group (GFLAC) tracked financial flows for action on climate change, finding a lack of…
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Encouraging a new source of funding for Turkish banks, the EBRD has invested the equivalent of US$ 60 million in Turkish lira in a covered bond issued by Yapı Kredi…
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The meteoric growth of green bonds is a sign that the finance industry is finally waking up to the potential of sustainability. But speakers at a recent green finance forum said…
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The Forestry Commission is to roll out a climate-friendly programme to reduce emissions in cocoa-growing areas in the country. The $5 million project is being implemented in partnership with a…
Read More21 February 2018
Who knew supplier contract clauses could prove so interesting? But BT’s new five year contract with telco technology giant Huawei is not just interesting, it is a potential game-changer, an…
Read More20 February 2018
While U.S. environmental policy is at a standstill under the Trump Administration, cities like New York and San Francisco are stepping up to embrace a low-carbon future by divesting their…
Read More19 February 2018
The Olympics offers us a time of hope, a time for mutual understanding, a time for goodwill and peace. But as all eyes turn toward PyeongChang for the 23rd Winter Olympic…
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The National Australia Bank has launched a $2 billion mortgage-backed bond that features a climate-conscious component, marking a world first in mixed bonds. The residential mortgage-back securities (RMBS) – a…
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As the dust settles from the first World Urban Forum since the adoption of the New Urban Agenda, a trillion-dollar question looms large: How will the world pay for the UN’s ambitious…
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January 2018: Projects in agricultural resilience moved ahead in India and Gambia, where multilateral funds are supporting nature-based approaches. Development banks reporting on project lessons highlighted the importance of working…
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