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At its most basic level, sciencewashing entails using the vocabulary of science, and borrowing its authority, to claim sustainability outcomes.
Forest logging records, satellite data, on-ground surveys and drone photography show nearly 20% of logged areas in Victoria failed to regenerate over the past 40 years.
Green bonds have the potential to be a powerful tool in the fight against climate change, but only if they are backed by real accountability.
Financial institutions have a key role to play in funding green building construction and retrofits to cut energy use, running costs and emissions.
Green bonds aren’t a new idea. But the government’s decision could help further integrate sustainability into all forms of lending.
If big money is going to invest in clean energy and technology, the rules have to be clear. Australia’s launch of a green finance strategy last week was a good start but there is further to go.
I analysed more than 80 stock exchanges worldwide to find out whether they were embracing green initiatives.
Green bonds also encourage environmental investment elsewhere.
New research suggests investors expect cities will have to prioritize funding for efforts to combat and adapt to climate change in the future.
Since the first “climate awareness bond” was issued in 2007, the green-bond market has flourished. But how can investors judge their risk and effectiveness?
There is no need for Canadians to play catch-up on sustainable finance. We can lead.
We need to equip Canada’s financial sector to steer us through a global economic transition on our own terms.
In the age of climate change, investors have different ideas about financial risk. Green bonds take social, environmental and governance issues into consideration, and could help fight climate change.
Although climate change threatens the world’s small island nations, many can find ways to adapt and preserve their homes and cultures – especially if wealthy countries cut emissions and provide support.
Announcing green finance packages is one way of deflecting criticism for fossil fuel investments.
How to measure the real impact of green bonds? As France is issuing its first green bonds, the market in the global south could expand fast this year.
To pay for the increasing costs of climate change Australia should have green bonds that finance projects that help us adapt. However research shows there are barriers to financing these bonds.
Green bonds haven’t yet reached critical mass, but that could soon change as big business gets on board.
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Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Economist, UNSW
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Professeur de finance responsable et directeur du MSc Corporate and Sustainable Finance de Kedge Business School, Kedge Business School
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Research Fellow, Imperial College Business School, and Doctoral Researcher, University of Bath
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Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior; Director, Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota
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Chief Scientific Advisor, Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative, University of Notre Dame
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Lecturer in Corporate Environmental Management, James Cook University
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota
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Masters Candidate in Environmental Finance and Sustainability Management, University of Waterloo
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Professor of Sustainable Finance and Banking, University of Waterloo
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Program Lead, Business, Economy and Governance at the Institute for Sustainable Futures., University of Technology Sydney
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Professor & Distinguished Professor of Finance, Research Director at the Institute for Sustainable Finance, Queen's University, Ontario
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Lecturer in Economics, University of Westminster
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Assistant Professor of Finance, St. Joseph's University
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BMO Professor of Finance, Queen's University, Ontario