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Green Bonds to help fuel climate action

Namita Vikas speaks to Outlook India about the challenges and opportunities associated with developing a robust green bond market in India.

Financing a nature-positive agricultural economy

Writing for Agriculture Today, Namita Vikas talks about leveraging financial products and mechanisms such as blended finance and green bonds to overcome the challenges in funding climate-smart agricultural practices. The opportunities presented by such innovative financial products enable movement on global climate and development goals.

Budget 2023 May Help India Take Lead In Fighting Climate Crisis

Building on India’s G20 presidency, the Indian Budget for 2023-24 has the potential to propel the renewable energy sector, green hydrogen, and climate adaptation. Namita Vikas speaks to NDTV about mechanisms that would attract private sector capital to close the funding gap within green and climate finance.

Few Firms Collect ESG Information, But Don't Use It

The article, published in Outlook, explains the results of a survey of low-carbon transition exposure for leading Indian financial institutions, conducted by Climate Bonds Initiative, ODI and auctusESG. Namita Vikas speaks to Outlook on the urgent need for financial institutions to build systems to integrate climate risk into financial decisions and enhance knowledge of credit & risk officers.

Low-carbon transition risks for India’s financial system

This paper by Climate Bonds Initiative, ODI and auctusESG LLP, published in Elsevier’s Journal of Global Environmental Change, assesses India’s financial exposure to low-carbon transition risks. Through a survey of 10 leading Indian financial institutions, paper concludes that the Indian financial-sector exposure to low-carbon transition risks is extensive and is coupled with the absence of bottom-up action to manage those risks. The paper recommends swift action by financiers, regulators and policymakers in emerging and developing economies to ensure an orderly transition to net-zero

Can India raise USD2 billion via sovereign green bonds? A look into the plan and its challenges

Following the Indian government’s decision to raise US $2 billion through sovereign green bonds (SGB) to fund green projects, the SGB framework provides a needful degree of standardisation. Namita Vikas speaks to ET Prime about the benefits of the SGB framework and the impacts of the SGB in the Indian market.