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Mobilising Bond Markets for a Low-Carbon Transition
In series:Green Finance and Investmentview more titles
Published on April 19, 2017
This report describes the development of the green bond market as an innovative instrument for green finance, and provides a review of policy actions and options to promote further market development and growth. Since 2007-08, so-called “green bonds” have emerged and the market has risen from USD 3 billion in 2011 to USD 95 billion in issuance in 2016. For policy makers, the report proposes a framework for understanding potential directions of bond market evolution, increased convergence of rules and definitions, and quantitative analysis of the potential contribution that bond markets can make to a low-carbon transition.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Foreword and acknowledgements | |
| Executive summary | |
| Mobilising bond markets for a low-carbon transition | |
| Barriers, policy actions and options for green bond market development and growth | |
| A quantitative framework for analysing potential bond contributions in a low-carbon transition |
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EVENTS
- Save the date: 4th OECD Green Investment Financing Forum, 10-11 October 2017, Paris
- 3rd OECD Green Investment Financing Forum, 2016, Tokyo, Japan
- Green Bonds Roundtable, 2015, Paris
BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS
- Green Bonds: Country Experiences, Barriers and Options
- Quantitative framework: Analysing potential bond contributions in a low-carbon transition
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