(par 9.5.4) What you ned to know about Green Bonds
What You Need to Know About IFC’s Green Bonds https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2021/12/08/what-you-need-to-know-about-ifc-s-green-bonds nternational Finance Corporation (IFC) – the World Bank Group’s institution focused on the private sector – has played a key role in launching and building the world’s green bond market, moving from operating as an issuer of green bonds to also being an investor. To […]
(par 9.5.4) Modi Commits to Clean Environment by Doubling India’s Coal Tax
Modi Commits to Clean Environment by Doubling India’s Coal Tax http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-28/modi-commits-to-clean-environment-by-doubling-india-s-coal-tax by Rajesh Kumar Singh (Bloomberg) — India will double the tax on coal production and promote electric vehicles and renewable-energy projects to balance out emissions from coal-fired power plants. The world’s third-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases will raise the duty on coal to 200 rupees […]
(par 9.5.4) Cancel developing countries’ debt in exchange for climate change action
Cancel developing countries’ debt in exchange for climate change action https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2014/sep/26/cancel-developing-countries-national-debt–climate-change-action By Helena Wright and Adrian Fenton As the effects of climate change worsen and developing countries bear the brunt, could debt relief be a way to finance climate action? One of the main objectives of this week’s New York climate summit was to mobilise […]