2 June 2015

New IDB publication: Climate Change Risk Management Options for the Transportation Sector

The Inter-American development bank (IDB) has released a publication on climate change covering the Latin America and Carribean (LAC) region on risk management for the transportation sector.

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1 June 2015

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28 May 2015

World Health Assembly adopted new resolution to address health impacts of air pollution and strengthen multi-sectoral cooperation, including transport

Delegates at the World Health Assembly adopted a resolution to address the health impacts of air pollution – the world’s largest single environmental health risk. Every year 4.3 million deaths occur from exposure to indoor air pollution and 3.7 million deaths are attributable to outdoor air pollution. “This is a major landmark,” said Dr Maria Neira, WHO Director for Public Health, Environmental and Social Determi­nants of Health.

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11 May 2015

Transport for London Issued a $596m Green Bond to Fund Low-Carbon Transport

Transport for London (TfL), a public-private partnership responsible for London’s massive transport network, has issued a £400m ($596m) green bond. The bond has 10-year tenor and a coupon of 2.125%. The bond was rated AAA by S&P. Underwriters were Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Deutsche Bank.

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