(IN BRIEF) The Brick Award, an internationally recognized architectural prize, honors innovative brick architecture and invites submissions from architects, experts, and developers. The award highlights buildings using clay materials such as bricks, clay blocks, pavers, and ceramic panels, with a … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged architectural prize, Awards, Brick Architecture, Brick Award, Building outside the box, categories, clay building materials, climate resilience, Contemporary Architecture, energy efficiency, Feeling at home, independent architecture critics, leadership, Living together, Sharing public spaces, submission period, sustainability, visionary architects, Wienerberger, Working together
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a €30 million green loan to Azienda Comprensoriale Acquedottistica S.p.A (ACA), marking the first such loan to a company in Abruzzo. The financing, backed by InvestEU, will support ACA’s efforts to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology
Tagged ACA, Acquedotto Pugliese, Azienda Comprensoriale Acquedottistica S.p.A, Chieti, climate events, climate resilience, droughts, EIB, ETRA, European Investment Bank, Giovanna Brandelli, green finance, green loan, InvestEU, Iren, Italy, Italy water sector, Milena Messori, Operational Efficiency, partnership, Pescara, Pescara city, sustainability, sustainable projects, Teramo, utility services, Valle Umbra Servizi, wastewater management, water infrastructure, water network, water quality, water resources, water services, €20 million tranche, €30 million loan
(IN BRIEF) The European Space Agency (ESA) is funding a feasibility study led by SatVu and the University of Glasgow to develop the Heat Loss Index (HLI), a new metric aimed at improving the analysis of building energy efficiency. This … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged building energy efficiency, climate resilience, climate technology, Emissions Reduction, energy efficiency targets, ESA, European Space Agency, geospatial datasets, Heat Loss Index, HLI, MWIR spectrum, Natalia Kuniewicz, Net Zero Carbon, partnership, Qunshan Zhao, retrofitting, satellite datasets, SatVu, smart meters, sustainability, thermal energy wastage, thermal imagery, thermal surveys, University of Glasgow, urban analytics, urban energy loss
(IN BRIEF) The Emerging Markets Climate Action Fund (EMCAF), a partnership between the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Allianz Global Investors, has reached a closing total of €450 million with the final €20 million contribution from Germany’s Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology
Tagged AIIF4 Climate Investment Fund, Allianz Global Investors, Ambroise Fayolle, blended finance, Climate Action, climate change, climate resilience, developing countries, EIB Global, EMCAF, energy efficiency, European Investment Bank, Exagon Latin America Fund I, Federal Foreign Office, forestry, G7, Germany, Green Infrastructure, greenhouse gas emissions, Helios CLEAR Fund, impact report, KfW, Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau, Nordic Development Fund, partnership, private investments, Public-Private Partnerships, renewable energy, Satu Santala, Southeast Asia Clean Energy Fund II, sustainability, sustainable transport, Tobias Pross, wastewater, water supply, €450 million
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD has provided a €25 million loan to BNP Paribas Finansal Kiralama in Türkiye to support gender-responsive green investments. This loan, part of the Türkiye Green Economy Financing Facility II, aims to fund projects in energy efficiency, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged 2053, BNP Paribas Finansal Kiralama, BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions, climate finance, climate resilience, EBRD, EBRD .Investment, energy efficiency, equipment finance, gender component, gender-responsive, Green Economy Financing Facility II, Green Technologies, leasing companies, net-zero emissions, Oksana Yavorskaya, partnership, private sector, renewable energy, Sibel Alyar, small and medium-sized enterprises, sustainability, sustainable growth, trade finance, Türkiye, WOMEN
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved €5.3 billion in new funding to enhance climate resilience, urban development, and business innovation across Europe and beyond. The investments include €3.5 billion for smart city projects and sustainable infrastructure, €1.4 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Bratislava, Business Growth, climate resilience, EIB, INDIA, Nadia Calviño, partnership, sustainability, Urban Innovation
(IN BRIEF) AFRY, in collaboration with the European Investment Bank (EIB), spearheaded a pioneering climate resilience study focused on Ischia, Italy, addressing the island’s vulnerability to earthquakes and landslides exacerbated by climate change. The comprehensive report, unveiled at a press … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Management, Media, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged AFRY, Anssi Karppinen, climate resilience, EIB, Gelsomina Vigliotti, Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, Giovanni Legnini, Ischia, Italy, partnership, Philipp Stanzel, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Project Viridis, a collaborative effort between the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), introduces a groundbreaking blueprint for integrating regulatory frameworks with climate data to address climate-related financial risks. The initiative, outlined … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Bank for International Settlements (BIS), Celine Sia, climate resilience, Financial Risks, Maha El Dimachki, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), partnership, Project Viridis, Singapore, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has pledged €65.9 million in sovereign loans and grant funding to improve the electricity and water supply systems in the Kyrgyz Republic, addressing critical infrastructure and climate resilience needs. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Akylbek Japarov, climate resilience, EBRD, infrastructure, Kyrgyz Republic, Odile Renaud-Basso, partnership, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) VINCI Highways, operating through its subsidiary Lima Expresa, is undertaking infrastructure improvements to enhance the resilience of two expressways in Lima, Peru. The project aims to mitigate the risk of flooding, especially during the El Niño phenomenon. The … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Nicola Ranger, Leader of the Resilience and International Development Program at the Environmental Change Institute, and Sibylle Steimen, Managing Director of Advisory & Services at Allianz Re, advocate for increased attention to climate resilience and adaptation. They emphasize … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, Marketing, News
Tagged adaptation, Allianz, climate change, climate resilience, insurance industry, Nicola Ranger, Sibylle Steimen
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced its first-ever water investment in Djibouti. This transformative project, part of the Global Gateway initiative, will significantly improve water access, enhance climate resilience, and provide clean drinking water to over 555,000 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg
Tagged clean drinking water, clean water, climate resilience, Djibouti, Doraleh Desalination Plant, EIB, EIB Global, freshwater production, Global Gateway, H.E. Aden Mohamed Dileita, Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh, Jutta Urpilainen, ONEAD, renewable energy, solar power renewable energy, Thomas Östros, wastewater treatment, water investment, water security, Youssouf Aouled Faraf
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a five-year strategy for investment in Croatia. The strategy focuses on supporting competitiveness through innovation and good governance, accelerating Croatia’s transition to a green economy, and enhancing resilience … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has granted a €25 million loan to GarantiBBVA Leasing in Türkiye to support lending to businesses for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. The loan will provide lease financing to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged climate resilience, EBRD, energy efficiency, financing, Garanti Finansal Kiralama, GarantiBBVA Leasing, green economy, loan, renewables, Türkiye
Development finance institutions share their experience at COP24 LONDON, 06-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Climate change impacts are high on the international agenda. From severe wildfires in California and Greece to devastating floods in Kerala, these impacts have dominated headlines this year. Both … Read the full press release
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