TOKYO -- Japan on Wednesday auctioned the world's first sovereign climate transition bonds -- a financing tool aimed at helping the nation's industry decarbonize and grow at the same time.
The government is hoping that through the issuance of so-called GX bonds it can secure funding for emerging technologies that could help cut emissions in the long term, such as batteries and cutting-edge chips.
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