U.K. Plans Its First Green Bonds in Financial Services Overhaul

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Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is planning to issue the U.K.’s first green gilts as part ofefforts to boost the country’s status as a global financial center and a leader in carbon reductionafter Brexit.The bonds plan is part of the government’s efforts to burnish the U.K.’s green credentials as thecountry gears up to host a major set of United Nations climate change talks next year, according toa person familiar with the plan, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The Treasury declined tocomment.