{"id":84513,"date":"2024-05-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2024\/05\/29\/demand-high-for-japans-first-environmental-bond\/"},"modified":"2024-05-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T00:00:00","slug":"demand-high-for-japans-first-environmental-bond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2024\/05\/29\/demand-high-for-japans-first-environmental-bond\/","title":{"rendered":"Demand high for Japan\u2019s first environmental bond"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Japan\u2019s first environmental bond attracts major investor interest: <\/strong>Japan\u2019s Kyushu Electric Power raised YEN 30 bn (USD 191 mn) in the country\u2019s first environmental bond set to finance nuclear transition projects, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-05-28\/kyushu-electric-raises-30-billion-from-nuclear-transition-bond\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> reports. The issuance came in two tranches, with the five-year tranche attracting three times as much demand as the amount raised, and the 10-year tranche attracting 1.1 times the amount raised. Kyushu Electric will dedicate the funds to refinancing nuclear investment, including in emergency response centers. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Second time's the charm: <\/strong>The company had attempted to launch a similar bond before but struggled to garner interest from investors who still remember the Fukushima meltdown. Interest in nuclear energy has increased as Japan has set a target of becoming carbon neutral by 2050, although the country still has to tackle the issue of where to dispose of radioactive waste.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The EU has approved the Net Zero Industry Act to ensure the bloc produces 40% of its <\/strong><strong>solar panels, wind turbines, heat pumps, and other clean technologies by 2030<\/strong>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sustainability\/eu-clears-law-increase-domestic-green-tech-production-2024-05-27\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> reports. The law \u2014 set to take effect in June or July \u2014 is designed to enhance the EU's manufacturing capabilities in clean tech, reducing reliance on China and countering US green subsidies. The act mandates faster permitting processes and prioritizes sustainability and supply chain resilience in public procurement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The bloc wants to boost its presence in the global market:<\/strong> The EU targets a 15% share of global clean tech production by 2040, though achieving this is particularly challenging in the solar sector, as EU manufacturers currently supply less than 3% of all EU solar panel deployments. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>OTHER STORIES WORTH KNOWING ABOUT THIS MORNING-<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Productive 1Q bumps up Italy\u2019s solar capacity to 32 GW: <\/strong>Italy's solar power capacity increased by 1.7 GW in 1Q 2024, reaching a total of 32 GW. This growth was driven primarily by a surge in large-scale solar projects, with new projects over 1 MW in size increasing by 373% y-o-y and mid-sized photovoltaic projects on commercial and industrial rooftops rising 106% in power output. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/italys-solar-power-capacity-rises-32-gw-large-projects-jump-q1-2024-05-27\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>EU + Australia want to diversify critical mineral supply chain: <\/strong>Australia and the EU have signed an agreement to enhance cooperation and investment in critical minerals and reduce reliance on Chinese materials for high-tech and green manufacturing. \u201cConcrete actions\u201d will be developed over the next six months. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-05-28\/eu-australia-sign-critical-minerals-pact-to-diversify-supply-chains?srnd=homepage-americas\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The bond will be used to refinance nuclear projects<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":84514,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_primary_brand":0,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[70,11,173,49,76],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-84513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-around-the-world","tag-around-the-world","tag-enterpriseclimate","tag-eu","tag-green-bonds","tag-nuclear-energy","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"2edc5b3d-5e59-4056-9a9b-e931f31d9da8","order":"10","is_powered_by":false,"story_type":"1","photo_url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/2024\/2\/2783.jpg","photo_position":"above","homepage_title":"","full_issue_title":"Demand high for Japan\u2019s first environmental bond","related_issue":[84495],"teaser":"The bond will be used to refinance nuclear projects","voice_url":"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/ent.news\/audio\/2024\/5\/.63f01eb2-7356-4599-96d0-ec787385bb70.mp3"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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