The EU raised €12 billion ($13.8 billion) from its first green bonds, of an expected €250bn of the European Commission green bonds by the end of 2026. The 15-year green bond received more than 135 billion euros of demand, making it the largest green bond launch and the highest level of demand for a green bond sale to date. The bloc will use the funds to finance its pandemic recovery.

Carbon pricing shows serious promise as a tool in the fight against climate change.

Deterring the use of fossil fuels, such as coal, fuel oil, and gasoline, is crucial to reducing the buildup of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Carbon pricing provides across-the-board incentives to reduce energy use and shift to cleaner fuels and is an essential price signal for redirecting new investment to clean technologies.

A new research by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) and Climate Policy Initiative identifies which high-impact countries are receiving finance for coal fired power, the sources of this investment, its key drivers and the risks attached. The research also offers a series of recommendations to accelerate coal phase-out in favor of more cost-effective renewable energy solutions that support both increased energy access and the transition.

Join us for this webinar where SEforALL and CPI will present findings and recommendations from the Coal Power Finance in High-Impact Countries knowledge brief.

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CDSB launched a consultation on the Biodiversity Guidance.

The objective of the Biodiversity Guidance is to support organisations in preparing high-quality disclosures that enable users of mainstream reports to assess material biodiversity-related financial information.

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On 16 Sept 2021 16:00 - 17:00 CET, SEforALL and CPI will launch a new knowledge brief on Coal Power Finance in High-Impact Countries.

Although the overall trend is to diminish the global investment in coal fired power plants, high-impact countries in South Asia or Sub-Saharan Africa still receive funding for additional coal capacity.

This new research identifies which high-impact countries are receiving finance for coal fired power, the sources of this investment, its key drivers and the risks attached. The research also offers a series of recommendations to accelerate coal phase-out in favor of more cost-effective renewable energy solutions that support both increased energy access and the transition.

Voluntary carbon markets are once again on the rise. We need to support the process of building integrity across the entire voluntary carbon market supply and use chain. Read more to learn why this could be just as satisfying as ice cream.