Green Bonds : "On the GSS+ market, investable opportunities cannot meet demand" (C. Harrison)

"The prices of fossil fuels are beyond our control. Shocks and responses will evolve, and we are currently in the middle of one. That is going to lead to a much larger green bond market. The main issue in the GSS+ (Green, Social, Sustainability and Sustainability-Linked bonds) market remains that investable opportunities cannot meet demand", said Caroline Harrison, Director of Engagement at the Climate Bonds Initiative, on 20/05/2026.

She was speaking ahead of the Annual European Sustainable Finance Conference organised by the Association for Financial Markets in Europe, taking place in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands, on 20 and 21/05.

As regards the sustainable debt market, Caroline Harrison pointed to "major successes": from $1Bn 20 years ago, the volume aligned with climate bonds had reached nearly $7 000 Bn at the beginning of 2026.

Despite this growth, volumes were "broadly flat compared with the same period in 2025. But we want rapid decarbonisation. We do not want a flat market, we want growth!" While ESG is facing political pushback in the United States, investors…