Geek rating: 5
Guest: Sean Kidney is CEO of the Climate Bonds Initiative, an international NGO working to mobilize debt capital markets for climate solutions. Projects include a green bond definitions and certification scheme with $34 trillion of assets represented on its Board; working with the Chinese central bank on how to grow green bonds in China; market development programs in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and East Africa; and a green finance aggregation platform with UNDP. He is co-Chair of the India Green Bonds Council.
On Twitter: @seankidney
On the Web: https://www.climatebonds.net/
Recording date: January 6, 2017
Air date: January 25, 2017
Links
“Explaining green bonds,” Climate Bonds Initiative
Climate Bonds Initiative Resources page
Anna Hirtenstein, “Green Bond Giant Awakened by Countries Spending to Save Climate,” Bloomberg. (Jan 19, 2017)
Sean Kidney, “The year’s final blog: three wins in 2016 and three challenges for 2017,” Climate Bonds Initiative blog. (Dec 23, 2016)
Chris Nelder, “How green bonds could unleash the Kraken of energy transition,” SmartPlanet. (Nov 24, 2013)
Sean Kidney, “Address by Climate Bonds CEO Sean Kidney to Luxembourg Stock Exchange,” Climate Bonds Initiative. (Sep 27, 2016)
Sean Kidney, “French Sovereign GB roadshow starts: they’re being ambitious with size, tenor & proceeds reporting. The Year of Sovereign Green Bonds has started!” Climate Bonds Initiative. (Jan 4, 2017)
Reuters, “France to launch inaugural ‘green’ bond this month.” (Jan 3, 2017)
Frank Ackerman, “Debating Climate Economics: The Stern Review vs. Its Critics,” Tufts University. (July 2007)
Justin Gillis, “Weak Federal Powers Could Limit Trump’s Climate-Policy Rollback,” New York Times. (Jan 2, 2017)
Nicholas Kusnetz, “2016: Canada’s Oil Sands Downturn Hints at Ominous Future,” Inside Climate News. (Dec 29, 2016)
Vivian Yee and Patrick McGeehan, “Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant to Close by 2021,” New York Times. (Jan 6, 2017)
Liam Denning, “Ford’s Truck Trumps Mexico and Tesla,” Bloomberg. (Jan 4, 2017)
Ford Motor Company press release, “Ford Adding Electrified F-150, Mustang, Transit by 2020 in Major EV Push; Expanded U.S. Plant to Add 700 Jobs to Make EVs, Autonomous Cars.” (Jan 3, 2017)
ChargePoint press release, “ChargePoint Enables the Future of Mobility with Express Plus Electric Vehicle Charging Platform.” (Jan 5, 2017)
