Climate Change (generally)
Green Bonds and the Climate Crisis
Author
Chandler Randol, John Shideler, Phillip Ludvigsen, and Cait Lamberton
Author Bios (long)

Chandler Randol (moderator) is Manager of Educational Programs at the Environmental Law Institute. John Shideler, Ph.D., is President of Futurepast: Inc. Phillip Ludvigsen, Ph.D., is a Senior Associate at First Environment Inc. Cait Lamberton, Ph.D., is the Alberto I. Duran President’s Distinguished Professor of Marketing at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Date
December 2021
Volume
51
Issue
12
Page
10995
Type
Dialogue
Summary

Environmentally conscious financiers are increasingly pursuing green ventures, especially through green bonds and stocks, social investing, and social benefit corporations. On September 21, 2021, the Environmental Law Institute hosted a panel of experts for its Environmental Law and Finance Series that explored the regulatory process for green bonds and stocks, best practices for advising stakeholders and clients interested in green bonds, and the opportunities and challenges of leveraging green financial tools to combat climate change. This Dialogue presents a transcript of that discussion, which has been edited for style, clarity, and space considerations.

H. Res. 792
Update Type
Bills Introduced
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/792
Committee Name
Committee on Natural Resources
Sponsor Name
Harder
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Cal.
Issue
1
Volume
52
Update Issue
34
Update Volume
51
Congress Number
117
Congressional Record Number
167 Cong. Rec. H6247

would honor the individuals fighting and the individuals who have fallen responding to wildland fires during the ongoing 2021 wildfire season.

H.R. 5948
Update Type
Bills Introduced
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5948
Committee Name
Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Foreign Affairs, and Natural Resources
Sponsor Name
Beyer
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Va.
Issue
1
Volume
52
Update Issue
34
Update Volume
51
Congress Number
117
Congressional Record Number
167 Cong. Rec. H6246

would enhance safety and protect research interests and the environment in Antarctica.

H.R. 5896
Update Type
Bills Introduced
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5896
Committee Name
Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and Energy and Commerce
Sponsor Name
DeSaulnier
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Cal.
Issue
1
Volume
52
Update Issue
33
Update Volume
51
Congress Number
117
Congressional Record Number
167 Cong. Rec. H6235

would incentivize innovative transportation corridors to reduce carbon and greenhouse gas emissions, provide a tax structure that allows for certain investments in public transportation systems, and enable the fossil fuel workforce to transition to sustainable work sectors. 

H.R. 5830
Update Type
Bills Introduced
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5830
Committee Name
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Sponsor Name
Hoyer
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Md.
Issue
1
Volume
52
Update Issue
32
Update Volume
51
Congress Number
117
Congressional Record Number
167 Cong. Rec. H6177

would establish an international terrestrial carbon sequestration program and provide international technical assistance for carbon market development.

H. Res. 755
Update Type
Bills Introduced
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/755
Committee Name
Committees on Foreign Affairs and Energy and Commerce
Sponsor Name
Schneider
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Ill.
Issue
12
Volume
51
Update Issue
32
Update Volume
51
Congress Number
117
Congressional Record Number
167 Cong. Rec. H6034

would express support for the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow and reaffirm the U.S. commitment to international cooperation combating climate change.

S. 3156
Update Type
Bills Introduced
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3156
Committee Name
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Sponsor Name
Klobuchar
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Minn.
Issue
1
Volume
52
Update Issue
32
Update Volume
51
Congress Number
117
Congressional Record Number
167 Cong. Rec. S7720

would require federal agencies to maintain plans for responding to, mitigating, and adapting to climate change.

H.R. 5589
Update Type
Committee Action
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5589
Committee Name
Committee on Agriculture
Committee Report
H. Rep. No. 117-167
Issue
1
Volume
52
Update Issue
32
Update Volume
51
Congress Number
117
Congressional Record Number
167 Cong. Rec. H6069

would direct the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a program to award grants to eligible entities to carry out projects with the potential to reduce or sequester greenhouse emissions that convert and valorize tree nut harvest byproducts into multiple higher value biocarbon products.

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