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    green bonds
    Finance
    Insights
    February 24, 2021

    Why Investors Bought the First Certified Green Bond to Protect Forests for Drinking Water

    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • adaptation finance
    • green bonds
    • Finance
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    Lake Maumelle in central Arkansas
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • adaptation finance
    • green bonds
    • Finance
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    Finance
    Asia
    Insights
    July 29, 2020

    Will China Finally Block “Clean Coal” from Green Bonds Market?

    • green bonds
    • Finance
    • fossil fuels
    The People's Bank of China, a key player in financial guidance and sustainability. Photo by Flickr/bfishadow
    • green bonds
    • Finance
    • fossil fuels
    Finance
    Insights
    October 15, 2019

    So Far, Green Bonds Fail to Raise Much Money for Resilience. The Climate Resilience Principles Aim to Change That

    • adaptation finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • green bonds
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    Resilience bonds can fund things like climate-smart agriculture.
    • adaptation finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • green bonds
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    October 7, 2019

    Climate Change Is Hurting Africa’s Water Sector, but Investing in Water Can Pay Off

    • Climate Resilience
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • Water Security
    • natural infrastructure
    • water risk
    Improving water management in African countries can improve climate resilience. Here, Waretu Abera, Head of Ethiopia's Water Land Resource Centre, stands by a stream. Photo by Panos Pictures/Food and Land Use Coalition.
    • Climate Resilience
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • Water Security
    • natural infrastructure
    • water risk
    Energy
    Insights
    July 16, 2019

    Planes, Trains and (Big) Automobiles: How Heavy Transport Can Reduce Emissions and Save Money

    • Business
    • Economics
    • circular economy
    • Urban Mobility
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    A fuel-efficient airplane takes off during NASA's Green Flight competition.
    • Business
    • Economics
    • circular economy
    • Urban Mobility
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    Europe
    Insights
    June 21, 2019

    Conservation Finance Takes Off as the Netherlands Issues One of the Largest Green Bonds Ever

    • adaptation finance
    • green bonds
    • Finance
    • Freshwater
    A floodplain restored through the Room for the River program. Image: Dutch Embassy
    • adaptation finance
    • green bonds
    • Finance
    • Freshwater
    Business
    Insights
    May 21, 2019

    3 Ways Businesses Can Lead the Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy

    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • Business
    Companies can play a key role in climate leadership.
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • Business
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    March 8, 2019

    Will Women Build the Sustainable Infrastructure of the Future?

    • Equity & Governance
    • infrastructure
    • Sustainable Development Goal 5
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • Gender
    Installing a rooftop solar panel in Malawi
    • Equity & Governance
    • infrastructure
    • Sustainable Development Goal 5
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • Gender
    Climate
    Technical Perspectives
    January 30, 2019

    INSIDER: 7 Things to Know About the Economic Analysis of the New Climate Economy 2018 Report

    • Economics
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • climate policy
    Middelgrunden Wind Farm.
    • Economics
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • climate policy
    Climate
    Insights
    January 15, 2019

    4 Ways to Shift from Fossil Fuels to Clean Energy

    • Energy
    • Economics
    • carbon pricing
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • fossil fuels
    Japan solar
    • Energy
    • Economics
    • carbon pricing
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    Insights
    December 15, 2018

    A Carbon Price Can Benefit the Poor While Reducing Emissions

    • Economics
    • carbon pricing
    • COP24
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    coal miner
    • Economics
    • carbon pricing
    • COP24
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    Cities
    Insights
    November 15, 2018

    Cities Can Save $17 Trillion by Preventing Urban Sprawl

    • Economics
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    New York City
    • Economics
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    Climate
    Insights
    September 25, 2018

    Making Food Production and Land Use More Sustainable Could Yield $2.3 Trillion in Economic Benefits

    • Food
    • Economics
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • health
    • restoration
    Harvesting oil palm in Indonesia.
    • Food
    • Economics
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • health
    • restoration
    Climate
    News
    September 12, 2018

    RELEASE: 45 Cities Pledge to Conserve and Restore Forests, Citing Public Health, Water and Climate Benefits

    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • green bonds
    • Climate
    • natural infrastructure
    • Urban Development
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • green bonds
    • Climate
    • natural infrastructure
    • Urban Development
    Climate
    Insights
    September 5, 2018

    Low-Carbon Growth Is a $26 Trillion Opportunity. Here Are 4 Ways to Seize It.

    • Business
    • Economics
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • climate change
    Solar panels and wind turbines
    • Business
    • Economics
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • climate change
    Forests
    Insights
    May 22, 2018

    Forests and Wetlands Are Water Infrastructure. New Green Bond Helps Finance Their Protection

    • Freshwater
    • green bonds
    • infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    Forest watershed
    • Freshwater
    • green bonds
    • infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    Finance
    Asia
    Insights
    January 8, 2016

    With New Guidelines, China’s Green Bond Market Poised to Take Off in the Year of the Monkey

    • green bonds
    • COP21
    • Finance
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    Solar cell manufacturing center in Wuxi, China.
    • green bonds
    • COP21
    • Finance
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development

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