Tag:Green Bonds

Climate Change

Climate finance: Emulate Nigerian Green Bonds, Buhari tells LDCs

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Least Development Countries (LDCs) to emulate Nigeria’s issuance of two Sovereign Green Bonds. The bonds have raised over N30...

Michael Simire - March 9, 2023

Climate Change

Blue walls, green bonds and debt-for-nature: From pledges to implementation in Africa

How do you finance a fair post-pandemic green and sustainable recovery? And how do you turn pledges into action? African ministers of finance, economy...

Michael Simire - September 15, 2022

Climate Change

Mayor of London announces £90m towards new green bonds

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has outlined bold proposals to secure more than £500 million for investing in climate action by issuing green bonds. Sadiq’s...

Michael Simire - February 20, 2022

Pollution

China excludes clean coal projects from list eligible for green bonds

China has excluded “clean coal” from a list of projects eligible for green bonds, according to long-awaited new draft guidelines published by the central...

Michael Simire - May 29, 2020

Photo News

Images: Green bonds investors conference

Acting President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo, was special guest at the daylong forum in Lagos on Thursday, February 23 2017 when stakeholders gathered to...

admin - February 23, 2017

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Government, investors meet over issuance of Green Bonds

“Nigeria is committed to sustainable economic development. The Lagos event is a concrete step in the process of developing and issuing our 2017 Sovereign...

admin - February 20, 2017

Sustainable Devpt

Green bonds: Italy lays out roadmap for increasing flows of sustainable finance

Italy faces a strategic opportunity to harness its financial system for sustainable development, according to “Financing the Future”, a new report released last week by Italy's...

admin - February 14, 2017

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Nigeria may adopt Green Bonds to finance NDCs

Nigeria appears to have identified a fresh financial mechanism towards realising its climate action plans: Green Bonds. At a Stakeholder Consultation held on Friday in...

admin - September 9, 2016