Economic Survey tells government to utilise public finance to combat climate change

Green finance from private sources is not available so the government must leverage public finance to stop global warming

Green bonds and greener environment: Are they linked?

Green bonds, in particular, may play a key role in the forthcoming economic recovery and may help India achieve the SDGs

Leg up for green bonds amid record sustainable debt in 2020

Sustainable debt worth $732 billion issued globally; $305 billion of that in green bonds

What ancient wisdom can teach businesses about sustainable finance

By making business education much more inclusive of diverse cultures and wisdoms, more industry leaders can learn to operate with conscience, …

Green bonds, banks can boost India’s clean energy market

India needs Rs 17.5 trillion to finance clean energy projects in order to ramp up its capacity to 160 GW by 2022

Innovative finance mechanisms can scale up clean cooking

Developing countries should integrate clean cooking into their Nationally Determined Contributions to address climate change

SEBI’s green and blue bonds: Are they the sustainable finance that India needs?

Developing countries like India are more likely to be affected by the climate crises; financial institutions will play a crucial role in such a …

Over $1 trillion needed by 2030 to put world on track to reach net-zero by 2050

Unless much strong action than current investment levels is taken, energy-related CO2 emissions in emerging economies will grow by five billion …

Climate adaptation to cost India Rs 85.6 lakh crore by 2030: RBI

Sector-specific climate mitigation strategies can address the crisis in India to an extent

Climate change may push 2 million more into poverty in Malawi

Extreme weather can raise the small south African country’s poverty rate by 8% by 2040, warns World Bank Country report

India’s G20 Presidency: It’s an opportunity to set the agenda on crucial challenges of our time

New Delhi’s presidency could prove instrumental in steering policy towards climate action, sustainable growth, energy security and a host …

Will India have its green moment in politics?

The fact that these issues are still remote from our understanding is evidenced by a survey which revealed that more than 74% people between the …

India’s G20 Presidency: As a major emitter, bloc is obliged to address climate change, sustainable development

Climate finance remains an area of contention within the G20 as there is an uneven distribution of financial resources to countries that are most …

Economic downturn eats into climate mitigation, adaptation funding: UNCTAD

Reduced green investment will put a spanner in the efforts to fasttrack solutions for climate change. 

Adaptation Gap Report 2022 raises alarm on climate finance

International adaptation finance flows are 5-10 times lower than required

Climate change could hit India, 58 other nations’ credit ratings

Countries ranking higher on sovereign ratings likely to face more severe downgrades