Can new RBI Governor balance economic growth & climate crisis challenges?The new RBI governor must balance economic growth and inflation control while addressing climate risks. This involves integrating climate c...
24 Dec, 2024, 12.47 AM IST
Bid to promote green funding: Centre reviews proposals to promote transition financeThe government is considering recommendations to promote transition finance for high carbon-emitting industries. A proposed fund by state-r...
24 Sep, 2024, 11.53 PM IST
Sovereign green bonds trading at IFSC to commence in 2nd half of this fiscal: RBI GuvReserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das revealed plans to begin trading sovereign green bonds at Gujarat's International Financial Services C...
10 Aug, 2024, 04.07 PM IST
In Tokyo, world's first sovereign transition bonds make their debutClimate transition bonds are a relatively new class of bonds which aim to fund shifts by companies, or in this case a government, to having...
14 Feb, 2024, 12.56 PM IST
India's growth needs to be in tandem with sustainable economy: Sebi's Ashwani Bhatia"The Indian economy is at a stage of rapid growth. However, this growth needs to be accompanied with the transition to a sustainable econom...
09 Nov, 2023, 01.34 PM IST
Green fees overtake fossil fuels for second straight yearFor climate-focused financing, banks across the world have generated a revenue of nearly $2.5 billion so far in 2023 over $2.2 billion earn...
19 Oct, 2023, 09.30 AM IST
Sustainable bond issuance to hit $950 billion in 2023, Moody's saysMoody's expects issuance to be robust during 2023's second half. This might send volumes higher than its predicted $950 billion for the yea...
28 Jul, 2023, 09.37 AM IST
Green finance may touch 6% of GDPVarious organisations have estimated the total financing requirements for India, ranging from $44 billion to $170 billion per year until 20...
04 May, 2023, 06.30 AM IST
What are green bonds? 5 things to knowGreen bonds are typically fixed interest-bearing financial instruments.
17 Apr, 2023, 06.30 AM IST
- ECB must step up efforts to 'green' monetary policy, Schnabel says
The central bank was meant to tilt its corporate bond holdings towards greener assets via fresh purchases but bond buys have now been stopp...
10 Jan, 2023, 04.48 PM IST
View: Sovereign green bond is a major step in greening India’s public expenditureGiven its investment-grade status, India’s sovereign green bond could attract the much-needed new pool of capital that is required to finan...
17 Mar, 2022, 10.34 AM IST
Sovereign green bonds a boost for green economy. What next?A green sovereign bond issuance from India is expected to find traction with global investors with large pools of capital dedicated to gree...
27 Feb, 2022, 11.49 AM IST
Energy transition in an energetic budgetThere is more to be done to finance the transition that requires an estimated $10 trillion. Budget 2022 could be the first step.
03 Feb, 2022, 11.18 PM IST
Are FM's clean energy, EV announcements in line with India's climate commitments? Experts weigh in"The FM also mentioned explicitly that climate risk is among the strongest negative externalities. So far this has been a strong acknowledg...
01 Feb, 2022, 09.40 PM IST
Budget: Environmental experts hail proposal to issue green bonds to mobilise resources for green infraUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2022-23 on Tuesday while announcing several climate action initiatives...
01 Feb, 2022, 08.19 PM IST
Financing sustainable agriculture key to address climate change vulnerability: ReportAccording to a report by CFA Institute in partnership with Climate Bonds Initiative, agriculture, which is the primary source of livelihood...
23 Nov, 2021, 06.13 PM IST
New Energy Nexus partners with Climate Collective to build clean energy startup ecosystem in South AsiaThis partnership expects to leverage on the global network and experience of New Energy Nexus and the Climate Collective’s successful initi...
04 Jun, 2020, 11.24 AM IST