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  • Green bond round-up, 19 September

    19 September 2018

    DZ Bank is planning to raise €250 million ($300 million) by issuing its first labelled green bond.

  • Which utilities are set to be hit hardest by the Paris climate agreement?

    21 December 2015

    The utilities sector is set to bear the brunt of the Paris climate agreement, as it will require a wholesale shift away from thermal power generation, analysts at UBS have warned.

  • Agricultural Bank of China launches green bond

    08 October 2015

    Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) is set to become Asia's latest green bond issuer, with its inaugural issue currently roadshowing and expected to price in the coming days, sources close to the deal told Environmental Finance.

  • CGN renewables fund in RMB1.8bn first close

    26 August 2015

    Chinese private equity firm CGN and investment manager JIDA Capital Partners have raised RMB1.8 billion ($281 million) at the first close of their renewable energy fund.

  • Polluting Chinese firms face tougher environmental regulation, says MSCI

    21 July 2015

    The number of penalties for commercial pollution has doubled in China, as polluting companies in the country experience "clear head winds" in the face of strengthened environmental regulation, according to a report.

  • Asia poised to recharge green bond market, says BAML

    19 June 2015

    Asia is set to kickstart the next wave of growth in the green bond market, say analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML), who identify six bonds in the pipeline.

  • IFC issues RMB500m, London-listed green bond

    17 June 2014

    The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has issued a RMB500 million ($80 million) bond to support "climate-friendly" investments in emerging markets.

  • Chinese company issues carbon-linked bond to fund renewables projects

    16 June 2014

    CGN Wind Energy has issued a RMB 1 billion ($160 million) five-year bond to help finance five renewable energy projects and the coupon will be linked to the price of carbon credits created by the projects, Chinese sources say.

  • Chinese company 'plans carbon-linked note'

    08 May 2014

    A wind power subsidiary of China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) is planning to issue up to 1 billion yuan ($160 million) of medium-term notes whose coupon is linked to the price of carbon credits, according to a Reuters report.