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This fact sheet details a EUR1bn green bond issued by Telefónica on 05-Feb-2019, marking the first green bond by a European ICT issuer. The proceeds are intended to finance projects promoting energy efficiency and GHG emission reductions within Telefónica's operations and those of its clients.

A fact sheet by the Climate Bonds Initiative detailing a USD 1 billion green bond issued by Verizon Communications Inc. on February 8, 2019, to fund renewable energy, energy efficiency, green buildings, sustainable water management, and biodiversity and conservation.

A fact sheet detailing a PHP15bn (USD287m) green bond issued by the Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) on February 1, 2019, to fund renewable energy, green buildings, transport, and waste management projects in the Philippines.

A fact sheet detailing a EUR 905 million green project bond issued by LISEA on January 18, 2019, to refinance the High Speed South Europe Atlantic Line (LGV SEA) railway infrastructure in France.

This fact sheet details a CAD 500 million green bond issued by Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp on January 25, 2019, to fund renewable energy and storage projects.

Odakyu Electric Railway Co Ltd issued a JPY10bn (USD92m) senior unsecured green bond on January 31, 2019, to finance electric trains, double track projects, and station renovations in Japan.

This fact sheet details a CNY 3 billion (USD 432 million) green bond issued by the Bank of Ningbo on October 26, 2018, with a three-year tenor. The proceeds are allocated to 14 projects across low carbon transport, wastewater treatment, recycling, and water management, with an assurance report provided by EY.

The City of Reykjavik issued a green bond of ISK 4.1bn (USD 33m) on December 17, 2018, with a 30-year tenor maturing on October 21, 2048. This issuance marks the first green bond by an Icelandic municipality and the first listed on Nasdaq Iceland’s Sustainable Bonds List.

The City of St Louis Park issued a USD 43.7 million green bond on December 28, 2018, to finance a LEED Gold certified multifamily housing project via a loan to E-Generation One, LLC.

The 2019 report 'Dynamiser le financement de l’accès à l’énergie : UN TOUR D’HORIZON', produced by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) and Climate Policy Initiative, analyzes public and private financing for electricity and clean cooking access across 20 developing countries from 2013 to 2017. It highlights a significant gap between current investments and the funding required to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) by 2030, noting that while electricity funding reached a record in 2017, clean cooking finance collapsed and most funds do not reach the most vulnerable populations.

The Bank of Dalian Co., Ltd. issued a CNY2bn (USD290m) green bond on 27 December 2018 with a three-year tenor, intended to finance 11 projects in the transport and water treatment sectors.

This fact sheet details a JPY 5.1 billion (USD 45 million) green bond issued by GLP J-REIT on December 20, 2018, to refinance a logistics facility with CASBEE B+ certification.

This Green Bond Fact Sheet describes a JPY 5.5 billion senior unsecured green bond issued by Invesco Office J-REIT on December 13, 2018, with a five-year tenor maturing on December 13, 2023.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative examines the current state of climate adaptation finance, identifying significant funding gaps and barriers to investment, particularly in developing countries. It proposes a framework for increasing investment by boosting demand for adaptation services, supporting suppliers, and de-risking investments, while urging developing country governments to improve risk assessment and tracking.

A fact sheet detailing a CNY 2bn green bond issued by Chengdu Rail Transit Group Co., Ltd. on December 6, 2018, to refinance six metro lines in Chengdu, China.

This technical report by the Climate Policy Initiative analyzes the intersection of rural credit and environmental protection in Brazil. It argues that while Brazil has successfully modernized its agriculture and reduced deforestation, the current financial system is overly complex, dominated by public banks, and lacks sufficient risk management tools. The authors propose a phased transition to align financial incentives with the 2012 Forest Code, increase private sector participation, and shift public subsidies toward the provision of public goods and insurance instruments.

This briefing by Energy Innovation explores financial mechanisms to manage the transition of investor-owned utilities from fossil fuel generation to clean energy, specifically focusing on the use of debt-for-equity swaps to refinance unrecovered plant investments.

This briefing by Energy Innovation examines how utility depreciation accounting and regulatory asset management influence the transition from coal-fired power plants to clean energy in the United States. It details the mechanisms regulators use to handle 'stranded assets'—plants that become uneconomic before their useful life ends—and the trade-offs between accelerated and extended depreciation schedules regarding consumer rates and investor returns.

This briefing by Energy Innovation examines the financial mechanisms available to regulated investor-owned utilities to transition from fossil fuel generation to clean energy. Using Colorado as a case study, the document outlines a three-step process for analyzing the marginal cost of energy (MCOE), managing the financial impacts of early coal plant retirements, and utilizing refinancing tools like debt-for-equity swaps and securitization to balance the interests of consumers, investors, and impacted communities.

This policy brief by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) examines the role of rural infrastructure in achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2 (zero hunger). It identifies four priority infrastructure categories and proposes diverse financing mechanisms to attract private capital and ensure long-term sustainability in rural agricultural regions.