Country leads Q3 green bonds issuance

China had the leading share of global green bonds issued in the third quarter of the year, according to international rating firm Moody's Investors Service Inc's latest report.

The Moody's report said that global green bonds volumes reached another peak during the third quarter, with the strongest ever quarterly issuance, at about $26.1 billion.

Significant issuances from Chinese banks marked a return of the pattern seen in the first quarter, leading China to account for 44 percent of global issuances.