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This fact sheet details a USD 108.4 million private placement green bond issued by Atlas Renewable Energy on July 2, 2018, to refinance two solar projects in Uruguay.

This fact sheet details a EUR 500 million green bond issued by Raiffeisen Bank International AG on July 5, 2018, with a three-year tenor maturing on July 5, 2021. The bond is designed to finance or refinance loans in Central and Eastern Europe for renewable energy, green buildings, clean transport, and water management.

A Green Bond Fact Sheet detailing a USD 300 million green bond issuance by Envision Energy Overseas Capital Co. Ltd. on April 26, 2018, intended for energy projects specifically onshore and offshore wind.

This fact sheet details a EUR 500 million green bond issued by Svenska Handelsbanken on July 3, 2018, with a five-year tenor. The proceeds are allocated to renewable energy, clean transport, waste and water management, green buildings, and sustainable forestry.

This Green Bond Fact Sheet details a SEK 500 million green bond issued by Sogn og Fjordane Energi (SFE) on May 23, 2018, to finance renewable energy and grid infrastructure in Norway.

The Climate Bonds Taxonomy is a science-based guide published by the Climate Bonds Initiative to identify assets and projects compatible with a low-carbon, climate-resilient economy aligned with the Paris Agreement's 2-degree Celsius warming target. It provides a 'traffic light' system to categorize assets as automatically compatible (green), potentially compatible (orange), incompatible (red), or requiring further work (grey), serving as the basis for the Climate Bonds Standard certification process.

The Climate Bonds Initiative's H1 2018 report on the Chinese green bond market details a total issuance of $13.02 billion, with a significant portion aligned with international green definitions. The report highlights the dominance of financial institutions, the growth of offshore issuances, and the prevalence of renewable energy as the primary use of proceeds, while noting discrepancies between domestic and international standards regarding working capital.

The China Green Bond Market Mid-Year Report 2018 by the Climate Bonds Initiative analyzes the performance and alignment of Chinese green bonds from January to June 2018, highlighting a growth in issuance driven by the private sector and a continuing gap between domestic and international green bond definitions.

This briefing by the Climate Bonds Initiative explores the synergies between green bonds and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), arguing that climate mitigation and adaptation are essential for achieving the 2030 Agenda. It identifies six specific SDGs that benefit directly from green bond investment and emphasizes the need for climate risk disclosure across all thematic bond labels to ensure long-term sustainability.

This fact sheet from the Climate Bonds Initiative provides a statistical overview of the global green bond market for the first half (H1) of 2018, detailing issuance volumes by issuer type, use of proceeds, and the impact of US tax legislation on municipal bonds.

This briefing by the Climate Bonds Initiative outlines key public sector green bond policy developments from the first half of 2018, focusing on sovereign issuance, national guidelines, financial incentives, and the role of central banks in supporting the energy transition.

This July 2018 briefing by the Climate Bonds Initiative analyzes the state of the green bond market in India, highlighting a cumulative issuance of USD 6.5 billion and a strong dominance of renewable energy projects. The report details the roles of public and private sector issuers, the prevalence of external certifications, and potential growth areas in transport, buildings, and agriculture.

The Climate Bonds Initiative conducted a scoping exercise to identify the potential for US municipal issuers to scale up green bond issuance. The study identified USD 264 billion in outstanding bonds from 1,436 'pure-play' climate-aligned issuers—entities deriving more than 95% of their revenue from climate solutions—most of which are not currently labeled as green bonds.

This briefing by the Climate Bonds Initiative explores the critical role of climate adaptation and resilience in infrastructure investments to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It highlights the current investment gap in the green bond market, where adaptation is significantly underfunded compared to mitigation, and proposes principles for improving definitions and disclosure to scale capital mobilization.

This fact sheet details a CAD 450 million green bond issued by Ontario Power Generation on June 22, 2018, to finance hydroelectric projects and other clean energy initiatives in Canada.

Kunshan Public Transport issued a CNY280m (USD42m) green Asset-Backed Security (ABS) on 29-June-2018 to fund the purchase of low carbon emission buses and fleet operations. This is the third such issuance by a Chinese bus operator, utilizing bus fare receivables as collateral.

This fact sheet details a green bond issued by BKS Bank AG on February 11, 2017, to finance a small hydropower plant project in Austria.

This fact sheet details a EUR 500 million green bond issued by KBC on June 27, 2018, marking the first Belgian green bond from a financial corporate. The bond is certified under the Climate Bonds Standard for solar, wind, marine renewable energy, and low carbon residential buildings.

This fact sheet details a USD 75 million private placement PACE ABS issued by Greenworks Lending on September 25, 2017, marking the first securitisation of commercial property assessed clean energy (C-PACE) assets in the USA.

A fact sheet detailing a AUD 200 million green bond issued by NAB Trust Services Limited on June 26, 2018, to fund a portfolio of existing solar and onshore wind projects in Australia.