New markets for green bonds

The document identifies five key building blocks for a successful green bond market: the enabling environment, investors, issuers and project pipeline, governance, and definitions and standards. It highlights a significant funding gap for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), noting that US$1 trillion is needed annually for clean energy alone. Because public sector balance sheets lack the capacity to meet these needs, the text estimates that 80–90% of funding must come from the private sector, necessitating the leverage of capital markets.

• The development of a green bond market relies on five primary building blocks: the enabling environment (comprising policies, regulation, taxes, and market infrastructure and institutions), investors, issuers and project pipeline, governance, and definitions and standards.
• There is a massive funding requirement for sustainable development, with the United Nations estimating an annual gap of $2.5 trillion for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), of which US$1 trillion is required specifically for clean energy.

APA

Williams, J., Jones, A., & Pickin, S. (2017). New markets for green bonds. Climate and Development Knowledge Network. https://cdkn.org/resource/guide-new-markets-green-bonds-2

Chicago

Williams, Jon, Andy Jones, and Sarah Pickin. New markets for green bonds. Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2017. https://cdkn.org/resource/guide-new-markets-green-bonds-2.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{williams2017new, author = {Williams, Jon and Jones, Andy and Pickin, Sarah}, title = {{New markets for green bonds}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2017}, month = jul, url = {https://cdkn.org/resource/guide-new-markets-green-bonds-2}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }