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    • In recent years, increasing awareness towards the risks and challenges posed by climate change has changed attitudes towards investing. New investment standards, such as ESG investing, led to the growth of a number of financial instruments and transparency mechanisms in the financial sector to attract more investments in sustainable and green projects. The green finance movement has grown in popularity in recent years, with investors increasingly interested in making their portfolio more sustainable. Green bonds are fixed income financial instruments issued to fund and develop green projects in various industries, such as renewable energy, clean transportation, waste and water management, among others. Over the last decade, green bonds issuance has increased exponentially, reaching a value of nearly 500 billion U.S. dollars worldwide in 2022 alone and becoming a key instrument to hedge climate change.

    Europe: a green bond leader

    Since their inception in 2007, green bonds have spread rapidly in financial markets around the world. Geographically speaking, it should not come as a surprise that developped economies boast the largest green bond markets. European countries are the leading issuers, with cumulative green bonds issued in Europe amounting to one trillion U.S. dollars. The rapid growth of green bonds has been fueled by green and sustainable plans to transform economies, to improve energy efficiency, and to reduce emissions, just to name a few reasons. European countries - in particular the European Union Next Generation EU fund plan - have pushed this green agenda more than others. In 2021 and in 2022, however, single countries like the United States, and China ranked as the worldwide leaders in green bonds issuance.

    Who is issuing green bonds?

    As regular bonds, green bonds can be issued by different actors. The main advantages of green bonds over regular bonds include securing capital to support environmental and sustainable investments, tax exemptions, lower costs to borrow money, enhancing issuers' reputation, and increasing awareness among investors. Governments and municipalities worldwide are setting an example, using green bonds to finance their ambitious programs to reach carbon neutrality: In 2021, the United Kingdom issued the largest sovereign green bond, worth over 13 billion U.S. dollars.

    This text provides general information. Statista assumes no liability for the information given being complete or correct. Due to varying update cycles, statistics can display more up-to-date data than referenced in the text.

    Published by Statista Research Department, Dec 18, 2023

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    Cumulative green bonds issuance worldwide
    2.16tn USD

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