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Helsingborg is the first municipality to issue sustainability-linked bonds | TheMayor.EU

Helsingborg is the first municipality to issue sustainability-linked bonds | TheMayor.EU | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it

Helsingborg has set a target of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2035 and its authorities are so serious about it that they have issued sustainability-linked bonds. The performance indicator for that financial instrument will be the trajectory of the municipal emission reduction rate in the following years.

The goal of the bonds is to attract capital for the carrying out of bolder and more expansive green initiatives so that increased quality of life and a healthier environment will be brought about. The action makes Helsingborg the first municipality to try this approach.

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EU explores green bonds as part of €750bn borrowing spree | Financial Times

EU explores green bonds as part of €750bn borrowing spree | Financial Times | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it

The European Commission is considering issuing green bonds for the first time, as investors and politicians call on Brussels to raise sustainable debt as part of its €750bn borrowing spree to fund Europe’s economic recovery from Covid-19.
Johannes Hahn, commissioner for the EU budget, told the Financial Times that Brussels was “exploring the possibility” of selling sustainable bonds as part of an unprecedented debt-raising exercise that is expected to begin early next year.
Green bonds are a way of raising money for environmentally friendly purposes; issuance has exploded in recent years, with a total of $263bn sold globally last year, according to figures from Moody’s, up from less than $1bn a decade ago.

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A pale green bond for the energy transition - FORESIGHT

A pale green bond for the energy transition - FORESIGHT | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
The concept of transition bonds began as an idea to sell bonds that were difficult to market as green bonds, mainly natural gas bonds, but has evolved into an opportunity to accelerate decarbonisation efforts
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Munich votes in favour of a new city bond | TheMayor.EU

Munich votes in favour of a new city bond | TheMayor.EU | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
The authorities say these are not simply bonds, they also have social features. They present an additional way of financing the city itself in a way that makes it sustainable and meets some of the circular economy requirements. It is also a very straightforward way for the citizens to take part in their own city`s financial transformation.
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Kommuninvest publishes plans on a new green bond

Under its green bond framework, Kommuninvest loans Swedish municipal investment projects in eight areas, including renewable energy, energy efficiency, green buildings, public transport, water management and waste management.

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Green Bonds: Improving their contribution to the low-carbon and climate resilient transition

This report looks at the challenges and opportunities to ensure financial additionality of the green bond market – and consists of three parts. The first part explores what categories of low-carbon, climate-resilient investment needs could theoretically be financed by bonds and where main financing gaps are lying. Second, the report analyses if the labelled green bond market could contribute in directing additional bond financing to LCCR investments in the
future. Third, the report suggests and briefly analyzes some market-led and public-led measures that could help boost the contribution of the green bond market to the financing of the low-carbon transition. The different policies options are described and analyzed in varying detail in the report’s annexes.
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Expert group recommends setting up European standards for ‘green bonds’ –

Expert group recommends setting up European standards for ‘green bonds’ – | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
An EU sustainability taxonomy, a definition of priority investment areas, the clarification of investor duties and development of “official” European sustainability standards for green bonds are some of the recommendations experts made to the European Commission on Wednesday (31 January).

The EU High-Level Group on Sustainable Finance, whose report was published today, is to put “the EU economy on a more sustainable path”, a Commission official explained.

Against the backdrop of the US’s withdrawal from the Paris agreement, Europe has decided to take a step forward to guarantee that more resources are mobilised towards ‘green’ projects.
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EU launches world’s largest green bond issuance to date – EURACTIV.com

EU launches world’s largest green bond issuance to date – EURACTIV.com | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it

The European Commission on Tuesday (12 Octobre) issued €12 billion worth of green bonds on financial markets to finance the green parts of its €800 billion coronavirus recovery fund. This represents the world’s largest green bond issuance to date.

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Germany launches first ‘green’ bonds – EURACTIV.com

Germany launches first ‘green’ bonds – EURACTIV.com | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Germany on Monday (24 August) announced details of its first "green" bond placing, tapping financial markets to fund environmental projects for the first time.
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Accélérer la transition énergétique : le rôle de la finance verte et ses enjeux pour l’Europe | IFRI - Institut français des relations internationales

Accélérer la transition énergétique : le rôle de la finance verte et ses enjeux pour l’Europe | IFRI - Institut français des relations internationales | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it

La finance verte est un champ en plein développement depuis l’accord de Paris, qui se situe à la croisée d’enjeux financiers, socioéconomiques et environnementaux.
Elle est de nature hybride : opérant avec des outils financiers, elle se concentre sur les questions environnementales, tout en appartenant au champ plus large de la finance dite « durable », qui adopte une approche élargie avec l’inclusion d’enjeux socioéconomiques et de gouvernance. Elle possède une capacité catalytique pour permettre et accélérer la transition vers une économie bas-carbone et se matérialise par une palette d’instruments qui se multiplient. Des obligations aux indices verts, en passant par les prêts verts, et par la mobilisation de capitaux en expansion, le secteur grandit quantitativement et qualitativement. À elles seules, les émissions de dette dite « verte » ont été multipliées par cinq en près de trois ans pour atteindre 257 milliards de dollars ($) en 2019, soulignant la force d’innovation et d’attraction à l’œuvre.
La finance verte permet d’embrasser les horizons divergents des acteurs publics et privés. Simple outil en apparence, elle pose néanmoins des questions majeures pour le futur de nos sociétés : choisir de ne financer que les secteurs déjà « verts » implique des risques socioéconomiques cruciaux tels que la perte d’emplois dans des secteurs fortement émetteurs (brown), et des actifs échoués (stranded assets). Faire le choix d’une approche séquencée revient potentiellement à verrouiller des activités polluantes sur le long terme et ne pas atteindre les objectifs de l’accord de Paris sur le climat (effet de lock-in).

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EXPLAINER: How the ECB can print ‘green money’ – EURACTIV.com

EXPLAINER: How the ECB can print ‘green money’ – EURACTIV.com | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it

At the end of 2018, the ECB held around €18 billion in corporate and public green bonds. Could it buy more to support the green transition?

 As the European Commission starts preparing a recovery plan to counter the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, pressure is growing on the European Central Bank to play its role and use the opportunity to accelerate the green transition.
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Social Impact Bonds and Sustainable Bonds: new financial leverage?

Social Impact Bonds and Sustainable Bonds: new financial leverage? | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
With a total of 130 billion euros of Green Bonds issued worldwide in 2017, against only 7 billion euros in Social Impact Bonds according to the 2018 report of the International Capital Market Association, the Social Impact Bonds and Sustainable Bonds have a very important development margin. The horizon is all the more favourable since the private sector has also joined the party. In March, Danone issued a €300 million Social Impact Bond, a first in France.
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[Vidéo] Retour sur la conférence Green Finance Research Advances | IAE de Paris

[Vidéo] Retour sur la conférence Green Finance Research Advances | IAE de Paris | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Le 14 décembre 2017 se tenait la conférence Green Finance Research Advances organisée par la Chaire FINAGRI de l'IAE Paris, l'institut Louis Bachelier et I4CE, sous le patronage de La Banque de France, la Direction Générale du Trésor, Paris Europlace et Finance for Tomorrow.
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