Using blended finance to retire coal power plants
'Phasing down' of fossil fuels may have been the biggest criticism of COP26, while measures like the ADB-led Energy Transition Mechanism are looking at innovative...
'Phasing down' of fossil fuels may have been the biggest criticism of COP26, while measures like the ADB-led Energy Transition Mechanism are looking at innovative...
Flying under the radar at the recent COP26 summit, finance for climate adaptation is finally receiving its due attention in the climate-action agenda.
Benny Zachariah, investment officer – financial institutions and syndications, speaks with Uxolo about the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank's plans to be Paris aligned...
Uxolo sat down with Dr Olaf Weber, University Research Chair in Sustainable Finance at Canada’s University of Waterloo, to discuss the climate finance outcomes of last...
The Scottish MP-turned-vice president of AIIB speaks with Uxolo at COP26 to discuss the bank's climate financing plans, risk appetite, and plans to phase out fossil...
Eric Usher, head of the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), considers the significance of COP26 for the private sector, the phasing out fossil fuel,...
The ground-breaking coalition of philanthropies, multilateral and development finance institutions, and governments aims to unlock $100 billion of investment in green...
Ten G20 countries increase their climate finance commitments; billions in new development finance committed to private sector finance for climate action; and 450...
The EIB’s funding forms part of an $8.5 billion commitment from France, Germany, the UK, the US and the EU to finance South Africa’s transition away from coal-fired...
The UK government, The EU, Italy’s CDP, and the Green Climate Fund all pledged funds for the ADB’s new Green Recovery Platform.
The 110 signatories of the agreement – which includes $7.2bn of pledges from the private sector – cover a combined 85% of the world’s forests.
The package includes commitments to provide guarantees for climate-related projects in Africa and India, and new green funds for UK development financiers CDC Group and...
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From a lack of common understanding, systematic metrics to evaluate impact to opacity in data, MDBs and DFIs weigh in on the challenges of structuring a blended finance...
An OECD report calls for development finance actors to use risk transfer mechanisms to mobilise more private sector funding for the sustainable development goals.
The Energy Access Relief Fund amassed a unique coalition of investors to help 100 energy access companies survive a liquidity crunch brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic
The European Commission has adopted a new framework aimed at reassuring investors of the environmental credentials of its upcoming €250bn green bonds programme.
The EBRD’s Trade Facilitation Programme continues its success and in no small measure that is down to its team. Kamola Makhmudova reflects on her decade as lead banker of...
Analysing close to $1 trillion worth of Chinese development projects since the turn of the millennium, a new report reveals that China now spends over double its closest...
On 30 September 2021, the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), the South African National Treasury and the EU hosted over 500 delegates for a virtual webinar to...
Disclosures on a business’ operations and risks in environmental stewardship, social responsibility and corporate governance play an important part in how it is seen by investors, customers and clients. RSK’s Africa ESG Director Mark Gibson explains how mining houses can leverage their alignment with ESG standards for an advantage in business and investment.