Global Green Bond Partnership (GGBP) launched

• Global Green Bond Partnership (GGBP) was launched at the Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS). The Global Climate Action Summit 2018 was held in San Francisco, California.
• The founding members of the Global Green Bond Partnership GGBP include the World Bank, IFC – a member of the World Bank Group, Amundi,  European Investment Bank, Climate Bonds Initiative, Ceres, ICLEI , Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) and the Low Emissions Development Strategies Global Partnership (LEDS GP).
• This new partnership will support efforts of sub-national entities such as cities, states, and regions, corporations and private companies, and financial institutions to accelerate the issuance of green bonds.

Points to remember:

1. Name of the GGBP and full form
2. IFC, World Bank is one of the founding memeber of GBP
3. Where was the Global Climate Action Summit 2018 held?