ESG & Climate Finance News

January 14, 2022

Ecopetrol Commits USD 50 Million in Projects to Decarbonize its Activity

The Colombian gas company Ecopetrol released its investment plan for 2022. The company expects to invest more than USD 50 million in projects to…

January 11, 2022

RUBiS Energy Jamaica will Acquire 80 Percent of Photosol France

RUBiS Energy Jamaica will complete a USD 422 million deal and acquire 80% of the solar energy company Photosol France. The agreement will allow RUBiS…

January 5, 2022

Bank fees for green debt surpass fossil-fuel financing

For the first time since the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement banks earned more through green-related bond sales and loans than through helping fossil…

January 4, 2022

Banks look for mandates to finance Caribbean renewable energy projects

Caribbean commercial and investment banks, once hesitant, are now moving aggressively to finance clean energy projects across the region. Source:…

December 28, 2021

The World Bank approves US$300 million loan to support Colombia’s resilience to disasters, climate change and health emergencies

The World Bank approved the Third Disaster Risk Management Development Policy Loan with a Cat DDO III, a US $300 million loan to aid in strengthening…

December 28, 2021

IDB closes year with nearly US$20 billion in new financing for the Caribbean and Latin America

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and its private-sector arm, IDB Invest predict they will end 2021 with $19.5 billion in new investments for…

December 28, 2021

KBR Awarded Study to Support Green Hydrogen Growth in Trinidad and Tobago

The Inter-American Development Bank is set to finance a study awarded to KBR with the objectives to establish a green hydrogen market in Trinidad and…

December 21, 2021

Engie secures financing for 434MW wind complex in Brazil

Engie’s 434MW Santo Agostinho wind farm complex in the Brazilian region of Rio Grande do Norte gains the support of Brazil’s National Bank…

December 21, 2021

S&P Global Platts launches price assessments for carbon neutral hydrogen

As efforts towards the transition to renewable energy increase the role of hydrogen energy has escalated in importance. With the aim to strengthen…