Goldman Sachs is planning to establish a bond facility which will target $1 billion in renewable energy investments in Japan. This latest initiative is part of their 2012 plan to channel $40 billion into renewable energy projects over the next decade.The Japan Renewable Project Bond...
According to Evan Puschak of the Seeker Network, the Maldives could be the first location to be completely submerged. On average, it is approximately 1.5 metres above sea level and if sea level rise continues as projected, nearly 80% of the Maldives will be under...
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pledged Y55 billion ($AUD580 million) in climate change and disaster aid to Pacific Island nations battling sea level rise and natural disasters due to global warming at a two day meeting in Iwaki in northern Japan.The aid will be...
As part of Climate Finance Day (Friday 22 May 2015) the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership has produced a ten point action plan for businesses on how to finance the low carbon transition in collaboration with leading finance sector experts as part of...
International business leaders are bracing themselves for an incomplete agreement at the UN Climate Summit in Paris this December, and are calling for agreement on carbon pricing, tighter collaboration between business and Government with respect to climate policies and a joint public and private sector...
According to Bryan Jones from the City University of New York, rising temperatures and population growth will combine in Texas or Florida to create a sixfold increase in the number of people exposed to extreme and potentially fatal events from 2041 onwards. When climate and...
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s recently announced environmental agenda OneNYC is further evidence that climate sustainability and poverty alleviation can go hand in hand. Amongst other priorities, the plan will leverage green infrastructure and energy efficiency investments to create jobs and training opportunities...
A group of investors that have assets totalling $25 Trillion has revealed their roadmap for tackling climate change. The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change in Europe, the Ceres Investor Network on Climate Risk in the US, the Investors Group on Climate Change in Australia...
