ESG & Climate Finance

What the Caribbean Needs from COP26

October 14, 2021

Nowhere in the world needs COP26 to deliver more than the Caribbean. As the effects of climate change accelerate, New Energy asked key figures from across the region to tell us what they hope for, and what the international community needs to do to support the bid for resilience and the energy transition in the […]

Caribbean countries to benefit from new IDB energy initiative to be announced at COP26

October 14, 2021

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says it will create a financing instrument dedicated to expanding energy access, supporting energy transition, and protecting the climate in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).The financing instrument, which will be formally announced at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) to be held in Glasgow next month, will be managed […]

Mexico’s Unifin signs first sustainable loan

October 7, 2021

Mexican financial services firm borrows $45 million from German-based impact investor eco.business Fund. Source

Colombia issues first green bonds in local market

October 7, 2021

Colombia on Wednesday became the second Latin American sovereign to issue green bonds, increasing the size of a 10 year deal by 50% to $197 million in notes. Source

Air Liquide, TotalEnergies, VINCI and a group of international companies launch the world’s largest clean hydrogen infrastructure fund

October 7, 2021

Air Liquide , TotalEnergies and VINCI, are combining forces with other large international companies to sponsor the creation of the world’s largest fund exclusively dedicated to clean hydrogen infrastructure solutions. The fund aims to reach 1.5 billion euros and has already secured initial commitments of 800 million euros. Its objective is to accelerate the growth […]