據(jù)美國彭博新聞社2022年2月8日報道，知情人士透露，阿布扎比的國有石油生產(chǎn)商時下正在考慮首次發(fā)行綠色債券。目前，波斯灣的石油企業(yè)和政府正越來越多地尋求投資者投資可持續(xù)資產(chǎn)。 

知情人士說，阿布扎比國家石油公司(ADNOC)時下正在與銀行商談可能的綠色債券發(fā)行事宜。 知情人士說，ADNOC可能會轉(zhuǎn)而選擇與可持續(xù)發(fā)展掛鉤的債券，這種債券比綠色債券更具靈活性，因為它們不與特定項目掛鉤。 

ADNOC拒絕置評。 知情人士說，ADNOC的討論與該公司今年從傳統(tǒng)債券融資大約30億-50億美元的計劃是分開的。  

凈零目標  

雖然阿聯(lián)酋作為歐佩克第三大產(chǎn)油國的地位可能無法讓所有綠色投資者滿意，但在去年10月份，阿聯(lián)酋成為了第一個承諾在其境內(nèi)中和全球變暖排放的海灣國家。阿聯(lián)酋的目標是在2050年前實現(xiàn)這一目標。

ADNOC是阿聯(lián)酋實現(xiàn)凈零目標的關(guān)鍵部分。 ADNOC正計劃花費數(shù)十億美元在技術(shù)上捕獲碳和制造氫，后者是一種燃燒時只排放水蒸氣的燃料。ADNOC還參與了阿聯(lián)酋通過可再生能源公司馬斯達爾公司增加太陽能發(fā)電的戰(zhàn)略。 

埃及在2020年末發(fā)行了中東首個主權(quán)綠色債券。 沙特阿拉伯和卡塔爾也在考慮效仿，沙特主權(quán)財富基金也是考慮發(fā)行綠色債券。  

與其他國家一樣，阿聯(lián)酋、沙特阿拉伯和巴林等海灣國家的凈零排放目標只適用于國內(nèi)排放。 這意味著他們在理論上可以繼續(xù)每年出口價值數(shù)十億美元的石油和天然氣。 

在全球范圍內(nèi)，環(huán)境、社會和治理債務(wù)的銷售正在飆升。 在中東和北非，這一數(shù)字在去年躍升至190億美元，是一年前的2.5倍多。  

李峻 編譯自 美國彭博新聞社

原文如下：

ADNOC Mulls Green Bond

Abu Dhabi’s state oil producer is considering a sale of green bonds for the first time, according to people with knowledge of the matter, as companies and governments in the Persian Gulf increasingly look to tap investors in sustainable assets.

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. is speaking to banks about a possible green issuance, the people said. The company, which pumps almost all the crude in the United Arab Emirates, may opt instead for sustainability-linked bonds, which provide more flexibility than green bonds because they’re not tied to specific projects, said the people.

The company declined to comment. Adnoc’s discussions are separate from its plans to raise about $3 billion to $5 billion from conventional bonds this year, the people said.

Net-zero Goal

While the UAE’s position as OPEC’s third-biggest oil producer may not sit easily with all green investors, in October the country became the first Gulf state to commit to neutralizing planet-warming emissions within its borders. It aims to do that by 2050.

Adnoc is a crucial part of the UAE’s net-zero target. The company is planning to spend billions of dollars on technology to capture carbon and manufacture hydrogen, a fuel which emits only water vapor when burned. It’s also involved in the UAE’s strategy to ramp up solar power through renewable-energy firm Masdar.

Egypt sold the Middle East’s first sovereign green bond in late 2020. Saudi Arabia and Qatar’s governments are considering following suit, as is the Saudi sovereign wealth fund.

Like those of other countries, the net-zero targets of the Gulf states such as the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain only apply to domestic emissions. That means they can in theory continue to export billions-of-dollars-worth of oil and gas each year.

Sales of environmental, social and governance debt are soaring globally. In the Middle East and North Africa they jumped to $19 billion in 2021, more than 2.5 times the level a year earlier.