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Kenya launches green bond programme
04 April 2017Kenya has launched a green bond programme with an eye to see the country's first issue by November. The programme's objective is to grow capacity for green bond issuance in the country, establish a framework and standards, develop licensed verifiers and look to catalyse similar programmes across East Africa.
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Hannon Armstrong raises $64m in equity
13 March 2017US renewables developer Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) has raised $64 million in equity, after expenses, from its latest share offering.
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China at a farming crossroads in the Year Of The Rooster
16 February 2017China's agricultural census this year and the country's drive to improve its environmental practices mean its food production is at a crossroads, argues Maria Lettini
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MEPs support for EU ETS could treble carbon price
15 February 2017Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have agreed to strengthen the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) in a move which one analyst said has the potential to triple allowance price forecasts for 2020.
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Amarenco signs €1bn renewables deal with Prudential
03 February 2017Irish renewable energy developer Amarenco has entered into a €1 billion ($1.07 billion) joint venture with Infracapital, the infrastructure arm of insurance giant Prudential.
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Australian banks shine in RobecoSAM ratings
24 January 2017Just six financial institutions have been awarded 'gold stars' in RobecoSAM's 2017 Sustainability Yearbook, and three of them were Australian banks.
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US carbon markets start the year at 'crossroads'
13 January 2017Both carbon markets in the US, the California Cap-and-Trade Program and the North East's Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), enter 2017 at a crossroads, according to one industry expert.
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50 shades of green bonds - and 50 ways of assessing them
29 December 2016Ratings agencies have weighed into the green bond market in the past year, adding to the raft of existing tools for assessing bonds. Where is this increasingly crowded marketplace heading, asks Peter Cripps
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Innovation increases in static market
15 December 2016While Hurricane Matthew attracted most attention, 2016 also saw some significant innovation in the cat bond market, says Joe Walsh
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Annual Market Rankings winners revealed
09 December 2016Environmental Finance is proud to announce the winners in its 17th Annual Market Rankings.