Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 24 October 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Cormac DevlinCormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I want to come in on the issue of the green bonds. There is a lot of competition internationally with regard to the green bonds. Mr. Owens made reference in his statement to the multi-annual financial framework, which is the EU side of the house. With regard to the green bonds themselves, can Mr. Owens talk a little bit about the market that is available in other countries equally doing what we are doing, and how we would be competitive and attractive in that space for people to invest in the green bond?

My other question was on the multilateral development banks, which Mr. Owens touched on in his response to me. He might send a note to the committee on the Department's engagement with the development banks, just for a little bit more in-depth analysis of that, if he would not mind. If he could come back to me on the green bonds, that would be great.

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