Featured EBRD invests $12.5m in Mongolia’s Khan bank green bond Aya El Sayed Oct 15, 2024 0 The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has invested US$12.5 million (€11.5 million) in a green…
Banks WB launches $2.5b programme to boost Asia’s energy transition Nada Ali Sep 25, 2024 0 The World Bank launched a $2.5 billion programme to support renewable energy adoption in East Asia and the Pacific.
International News IFC invests in $100m Thailand’s first sustainability-linked bond Nada Ali Sep 25, 2024 0 The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is investing 3.48 billion Thai baht ($100 million) in a…
Featured NDB approves significant financing initiatives for S. Africa, China Aya Anwar Sep 1, 2024 0 The New Development Bank (NDB) approved significant financing initiatives at its 44th Board of Directors meeting on…
Africa News URGENT: EGX launches AFRICARBONX Aya Anwar Jul 25, 2024 0 The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) has launched the African Voluntary Carbon Market (AFRICARBONX), to trade Carbon…
Featured BHP predicts minor rise in carbon emissions for ’24 Aya El Sayed Jun 26, 2024 0 BHP Group, the world's largest listed miner, anticipates a "small increase" in its operational carbon emissions…
Featured EU supports € 650b plan for cities to achieve net zero by ’30 Aya El Sayed Jun 26, 2024 0 A group of 112 cities committed to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 will need 650 billion euros ($695.83…
Featured New Zealand excludes farming from carbon pricing plan Aya El Sayed Jun 11, 2024 0 New Zealand confirmed that its agriculture sector, responsible for about 50 per cent of the nation’s greenhouse gas…
Featured Norway’s wealth fund falls behind climate targets Aya El Sayed Apr 29, 2024 0 Norway’s $1.6 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the largest in the world, is under scrutiny for its failure to meet…
Featured EU mulls adding removal credits to carbon market Aya El Sayed Apr 17, 2024 0 The European Union (EU) is contemplating the inclusion of emissions removal credits into its carbon market, Reuters…