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Over the last ten years, Climate Bonds has worked to mobilise the most significant capital market of all, the $100 trillion bond market for climate change solutions. Join us on the debate over the vision for the next ten years - the Transition Decade.

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October 21, 202640 min

Connecting RMB Financing, Green Trade and Climate Investment

How can RMB financing do more than fund green projects? What if it could also help connect China’s green industries with climate investment needs across emerging markets? In this Fireside Chat, Sean Kidney, CEO and Co-founder of Climate Bonds Initiative, speaks with Dr Ma Jun, Chairman of the Hong Kong Green Finance Association, about the opportunities to connect financing, trade, and the global green transition. In this conversation: Opportunities and barriers for green Panda and dim sum bonds Green and transition finance taxonomies, and how to drive market adoption Reducing verification costs through regional cooperation and AI Connecting RMB financing with green trade and climate investment Cross-border cooperation, from sustainable agriculture to green hydrogen

July 6, 202633 min

Water, risk and resilience: inside the updated Water Infrastructure Criteria

In this episode of Climate Bonds Café, Gabriel Carhart speaks with Aishwarya Sankar, Senior Sustainability Analyst and CBRT Coordinator at Climate Bonds Initiative, about the launch of the updated Water Infrastructure Criteria under the Climate Bonds Standard. The conversation explores how the revised Criteria strengthen resilience requirements across the water sector, including climate risk assessments, adaptation planning, and methane considerations in wastewater treatment. Explore the updated Water Infrastructure Criteria: https://www.climatebonds.net/news-events/blog/climate-bonds-updates-water-infrastructure-criteria-strengthen-climate-resilience

June 26, 202634 min

Climate Bonds Café: Financing Resilience in Asia: How DBS is building the market

Asia is warming at twice the global average, and as a region, has experienced some of the most severe economic and social impacts from climate-related events over the past two decades. Annual costs associated with physical climate risks for companies in Asia are projected to reach USD 336 billion by the 2030s, but several structural barriers continue to constrain capital deployment into climate adaptation and resilience. In this special video episode recording during London Climate Action Week, DBS Bank’s Kelvin Wong and Shilpa Gulrajani, as well as Climate Bonds’ Meggie Eloy, join us to discuss how Asia can move from resilience ambition to mainstream implementation, covering illustrative examples across asset classes and emerging markets. For a deeper dive into the opportunities and challenges for scaling adaptation finance in the region, read the Adaptation and Resilience: Exploring Investable Opportunities in APAC report.

June 1, 202630 min

Climate Bonds Café: From Ambition to Action: SMBC's Approach to Social Value Creation

Japan is at a pivotal moment in its energy transition, and its financial institutions are under pressure to prove that sustainable finance is more than a label. In this episode, Climate Bonds Initiative CEO Sean Kidney sits down with Masayuki Takanashi , Executive Officer and Group Chief Sustainability Officer of SMBC Group, for a frank conversation on how SMBC Group creates Social Value, and what credible sustainable finance actually looks like in practice. Topics covered: SMBC Group's "Social Value Creation" strategy and what it means in practice The SMBC Sustainable Finance Framework — what it does and why it matters Transition finance and Japan's path to decarbonisation Introduced by Yumiko Watanabe, Head of Japan Programme, Climate Bonds Initiative.

May 20, 202623 min

Making Methane Investable: How taxonomies can direct capital to rapid climate action

Methane abatement is one of the fastest ways to slow near term warming, but finance is still falling far short of what's needed. In this episode, we look at how sustainable finance taxonomies can help make methane mitigation more visible, credible, and investable. Climate Policy Initiative's Gaoyi Miao, as well as Climate Bonds' Zofia Wetmanska and Lily Burge join us to discuss how updating taxonomies to better reflect methane's climate impact could unlock an important stream of investment for rapid abatement.

April 29, 202620 min

Financing the Future: Five Steps to Europe's Energy Sovereignty

Europe is facing another energy shock — the second in four years. With oil and gas markets rattled by conflict in the Middle East and renewed pressure on global supply chains, the risks of fossil fuel dependence are back in focus. In this episode of Financing the Future, we speak with Climate Bonds experts Sarah Maxwell and Lily Burge about the European Comission's new AccelerateEU strategy, and how Climate Bonds' new report, Rapid Transition to Energy Sovereignty , can guide policy and financial flows. We break down why Europe remains structurally exposed to global energy shocks, how reliance on imported fossil fuels creates economic and geopolitical risk, and the five steps that can strengthen long term resilience.

April 16, 202633 min

|LAC| Por un Caribe resiliente: Finanzas Azules/Blue Finance

In this special episode in English of the series “Por un Caribe resiliente,” Malini Samtani , Green Finance Advisory Officer at IDB Invest, joins Andrés Felipe Sánchez of Climate Bonds to discuss how IDB Invest is advancing blue finance to protect oceans, strengthen water security systems, and build climate-resilient economies across Latin America and the Caribbean. A timely conversation on the road to CONNECT 2026 in Santo Domingo, where resilience will be at the heart of the regional agenda. Register now!

April 13, 202623 min

Climate Bonds Café: Chinese New Year

Watching China’s climate journey feels a bit like riding a powerful horse. It’s fierce, fast, and full of relentless energy. In this episode of the Climate Bonds Café, we deep into China's ambitious sustainability targets: from peaking carbon emissions by 2030 to expanding renewable energy capacity at record speeds. We're joined by Climate Bonds' Yunhan Chen and Rob Zhang, who cover everything from the big market updates, policy, governance and navigating a tense geo-political landscape. What does the Year of the Horse look like for China's sustainable ambitions?

April 9, 202626 min

|LAC| Por un Caribe resiliente: Biodiversidad como escudo climático

En este episodio de la serie “Por un Caribe resiliente”, Laura Chaparro , Directora de Finanzas Sostenibles para América Latina y África en Ambire Global , conversa con Adelaida Peláez Angel de Climate Bonds sobre cómo la protección de la biodiversidad se convierte en un pilar clave para fortalecer la resiliencia climática en la región. Ambire Global participa en el desarrollo de taxonomías con enfoque en biodiversidad para América Latina y el Caribe, impulsando financiamiento privado hacia proyectos que conservan y restauran la biodiversidad y sus ecossistemas. Una conversación clave en el camino hacia CONNECT 2026 en Santo Domingo, donde la resiliencia climática e inversiones estratégicas serán parte central del debate regional. Regístrate ahora.

April 2, 202635 min

|LAC| Por un Caribe resiliente: Impulsando la inversión verde en el Caribe

En este episodio de la serie "Por un Caribe resiliente", Mariana Escobar, Principal Investment Officer de IFC, conversa con Adelaida Peláez Angel de Climate Bonds sobre los esfuerzos del IFC para movilizar capital verde hacia el Caribe: desde la alianza histórica con el CARICOM para desarrollar una taxonomía regional de finanzas verdes, hasta la importancia estratégica de invertir en resiliencia climática en una región que, pese a contribuir menos del 1% de las emisiones globales, enfrenta pérdidas anuales equivalentes al 3.6% de su PIB por desastres naturales. Una conversación clave en el camino hacia CONNECT 2026 en Santo Domingo, donde la resiliencia climática e inversiones estratégicas serán parte central del debate regional. Regístrate ahora.

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