Over the last ten years, Climate Bonds has worked to mobilise the most significant capital market of all, the $100 trillion bond market for climate change solutions. Join us on the debate over the vision for the next ten years - the Transition Decade.
In this episode of Climate Bonds Café, Gabriel Carhart speaks with Aishwarya Sankar, Senior Sustainability Analyst and CBRT Coordinator at Climate Bonds Initiative, about the launch of the updated Water Infrastructure Criteria under the Climate Bonds Standard. The conversation explores how the revised Criteria strengthen resilience requirements across the water sector, including climate risk…
Asia is warming at twice the global average, and as a region, has experienced some of the most severe economic and social impacts from climate-related events over the past two decades. Annual costs associated with physical climate risks for companies in Asia are projected to reach USD 336 billion by the 2030s, but several structural barriers continue to constrain capital deployment into climate…
Japan is at a pivotal moment in its energy transition, and its financial institutions are under pressure to prove that sustainable finance is more than a label. In this episode, Climate Bonds Initiative CEO Sean Kidney sits down with Masayuki Takanashi , Executive Officer and Group Chief Sustainability Officer of SMBC Group, for a frank conversation on how SMBC Group creates Social Value, and what…
Methane abatement is one of the fastest ways to slow near term warming, but finance is still falling far short of what's needed. In this episode, we look at how sustainable finance taxonomies can help make methane mitigation more visible, credible, and investable. Climate Policy Initiative's Gaoyi Miao, as well as Climate Bonds' Zofia Wetmanska and Lily Burge join us to discuss how updating…
Europe is facing another energy shock — the second in four years. With oil and gas markets rattled by conflict in the Middle East and renewed pressure on global supply chains, the risks of fossil fuel dependence are back in focus. In this episode of Financing the Future, we speak with Climate Bonds experts Sarah Maxwell and Lily Burge about the European Comission's new AccelerateEU strategy, and…
In this special episode in English of the series “Por un Caribe resiliente,” Malini Samtani , Green Finance Advisory Officer at IDB Invest, joins Andrés Felipe Sánchez of Climate Bonds to discuss how IDB Invest is advancing blue finance to protect oceans, strengthen water security systems, and build climate-resilient economies across Latin America and the Caribbean. A timely conversation on the…
Watching China’s climate journey feels a bit like riding a powerful horse. It’s fierce, fast, and full of relentless energy. In this episode of the Climate Bonds Café, we deep into China's ambitious sustainability targets: from peaking carbon emissions by 2030 to expanding renewable energy capacity at record speeds. We're joined by Climate Bonds' Yunhan Chen and Rob Zhang, who cover everything…
En este episodio de la serie “Por un Caribe resiliente”, Laura Chaparro , Directora de Finanzas Sostenibles para América Latina y África en Ambire Global , conversa con Adelaida Peláez Angel de Climate Bonds sobre cómo la protección de la biodiversidad se convierte en un pilar clave para fortalecer la resiliencia climática en la región. Ambire Global participa en el desarrollo de taxonomías con…
En este episodio de la serie "Por un Caribe resiliente", Mariana Escobar, Principal Investment Officer de IFC, conversa con Adelaida Peláez Angel de Climate Bonds sobre los esfuerzos del IFC para movilizar capital verde hacia el Caribe: desde la alianza histórica con el CARICOM para desarrollar una taxonomía regional de finanzas verdes, hasta la importancia estratégica de invertir en resiliencia…
En este episodio de la serie “Por un Caribe resiliente” , Daniel Gracian, Director de Finanzas Sostenibles de Scotiabank, conversa con Adelaida Peláez Ángel, Oficial Técnica Senior para América Latina y el Caribe de Climate Bonds, sobre cómo la banca puede integrar la adaptación climática en su gestión de riesgos, desarrollar soluciones financieras innovadoras y movilizar capital hacia proyectos…