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Green bonds are debt mechanisms whose proceeds go to fund projects that further sustainable development and environmental betterment, such as moringa-harvesting cooperatives that improve the lives of rural women in Guinea, seen here. UN Women, Flickr

Green bonds fall short in biodiversity and sustainable land-use finance, says research

Energy projects receive most proceeds from green bonds, says a new paper that discusses finding a balance among green investments

 

What are green bonds funding – and not funding?

Paul Chahine, co-author of a report on green bonds from the Luxembourg Green Exchange, discusses in a GLF Live.

 
The amount of high-value metals and materials, including gold, thrown away last year in electronic devices is estimated to value at least USD 57 billion, which is higher than most countries' GDP. Pea Chesh, Flickr

Coming soon: peak human population! Plus, biodiversity worth USD 10 trillion and why we throw away gold

In this roundup of climate news, half of Oklahoma recognized as Native land, carbon dioxide at 15-million-year high, and biodiversity worth USD 10 trillion.

 
The Zambezi Delta in Mozambique, where the Green Climate Fund is supporting projects on food-security for women and ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change.

A decade old, the world’s largest climate fund receives its first pulse-check

Independent evaluation head Jyotsna Puri casts her critical eye on the strengths and weaknesses of the Green Climate Fund, the world's largest climate fund.

 

Taking stock: The past and present of the Luxembourg Green Exchange

In conversation with Julie Becker, the creator of the world’s first sustainability-focused trading platform, the Luxembourg Green Exchange.

 
Mark Burrows speaks at the Global Landscapes Forum New York. Justin K. Davey, GLF

Sustainable finance veteran Mark Burrows on the responsibility of banks

Investment banker Mark Burrows presents a new concept for green bonds to help farmers and other innovations to change the dynamic of sustainable finance.

 

Historic Dutch dike financing a model for green landscape bonds, expert says

Sustainable growth initiatives

 

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