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Voting begins for EF's Deals of the Year awards
25 April 2018A new category of 'Loan of the Year' has been added to Environmental Finance Deals of the Year awards.
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Banking on a changing climate? Part 2
13 April 2018Climate change poses a significant threat to banks. How big is their exposure to climate risks, and what are they doing to mitigate them, asks Peter Cripps. The second part of this two-part feature explores physical risks and liability risks
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RobecoSAM recommends water investments to address SDGs
05 March 2018Investing in water companies is an effective way of optimising contributions to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to Swiss investment firm RobecoSAM.
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Chinese green bond market needs to grow further
09 February 2018Green bond issuance from China has to grow tenfold in just three years if the country is to have a large slice of the $1 trillion target per year by 2020, a report has argued.
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Mexican and Canadian pension funds buy $1.35bn of Enel renewables
11 October 2017Canadian institutional investor Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (La Caisse) and a consortium of Mexican companies have paid $1.35 billion for a majority share in eight Enel wind and solar assets.
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GIP takes 50% stake in second offshore wind farm
09 August 2017Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) of the US has agreed to pay Dong Energy €1.17 billion ($1.37 billion) for a 50% stake in the Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm.
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JP Morgan commits to $200bn clean financing by 2025
28 July 2017US bank JP Morgan plans to invest $200 billion in clean financing projects by 2025, the largest commitment of its kind by a global financial institution, it said.
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Macquarie adds to renewables portfolio with another acquisition
05 June 2017Macquarie Capital has further boosted its presence in the renewable energy sector with the acquisition of RES Japan, for an undisclosed sum.
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People Moves: Dong, Renovate, GCF
07 April 2017Property-Assessed Clean Energy (Pace) company Renovate America has appointed Paige Wisdom Chief Financial Officer (CFO), replacing Tom Hemmings who is moving to an executive vice president role.
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Green bonds, Chinese style
01 March 2017China was the big story in the green bond market in 2016, with $30.5 billion issued in the year, accounting for nearly a third of global issuance. Carole Ross reveals the idiosyncrasies of this unique market and where the opportunities lie for Western investors.