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AfDB's $500m green bond snapped up by SRI investors, pension funds
11 October 2013The African Development Bank (AfDB) has issued a $500 million climate bond in an oversubscribed transaction which saw socially responsible investors buy most of the bond.
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UK GIB refinances Masdar's stake in largest offshore wind farm
11 October 2013The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) and four other lenders have invested £266 million ($425 million) to refinance Masdar's stake in the world's largest offshore wind farm.
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Africa awakes
10 October 2013After bidding closed in the latest round of South Africa's ambitious renewables initiative, how will the country overcome the challenges posed by its volatile currency, and raise the billions of dollars needed to hit its targets? Peter Cripps reports
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Impax AUM up 20% driven by market gains, US activity
10 October 2013Strong market gains and a significant rise in US investment activity contributed to a 20% rise in assets under management for Impax in the past 12 months, despite the recent closure of its Asian strategy.
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French cleantech fund makes first US investment
10 October 2013A young Paris-based venture capital firm specialising in clean energy and environmental technologies has bought an undisclosed stake in a Californian energy efficiency company.
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Number of operational CCS projects up 50%, but total pipeline shrinks
10 October 2013The number of operational carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects has risen by 50% in the past year, but the overall pipeline has taken a hit after 12 projects were cancelled or put on hold, according to a report.
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Northern lights
10 October 2013While many countries covet the US shale gas revolution, could Scandinavia help lead a more sustainable revolution in Europe?
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OECD chief backs warnings on 'stranded assets'
09 October 2013If governments impose caps on carbon emissions, the risk of "unburnable" fossil fuel assets "could have a significant impact on the valuation of some companies", Angel Gurria, secretary general of the OECD said today.
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Chinese PV maker bids for stake in bankrupt Suntech unit
09 October 2013A Chinese solar panel manufacturer has disclosed plans to inject cash into Suntech's insolvent manufacturing unit as it placed a bid for a stake in the debt-laden solar module giant.
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US, Chinese investors snap up convertible green bonds
09 October 2013Goldpoly New Energy Holdings, a Chinese solar energy company, has successfully raised $50 million through the sale of convertible bonds to institutional investors.