Why Queensland is pushing a broader type of green bond

The state treasury is going beyond the Climate Bond Initiative definition of 'green' as it seeks to stop flooding and save the Great Barrier Reef. It's grappling with dilemmas ESG investors also have to face.

Green bond issuance is slowing down this year, with Moody's revising down its forecast for 2018 from $250 billion in new bonds to as little as $175 billion in an August 1 report.

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