Bonds and Climate Change State of the Market 2018 report

Climate Bonds Initiative’s 2018 report identifies a $1.45 trillion climate aligned bonds universe. USA, China and France are top three countries for labelled green bond issuance, followed by Supranationals, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Spain, Canada and Mexico. 498 green bond issuers with USD389bn of outstanding bond volume accounts for 32% of the climate-aligned universe. Top sectors for green bond issuance are: Multi-sector (USD179bn), Energy (USD90bn) and Buildings (USD70bn)