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  • Oil majors would add value by focussing on low-carbon assets, says CTI

    09 May 2016

    Major oil and gas companies could be worth significantly more by aligning their investment plans with a 2°C climate change target rather than pursuing business as usual, according to the Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI).

  • Private equity house mulls Italian solar exit as it looks for new assets

    11 February 2016

    Private equity firm Amplio Group is eyeing the sale or refinancing of its 31MW Italian solar portfolio as well as further acquisitions in the country, Environmental Finance understands.

  • How the world's biggest sovereign wealth fund is handling climate risk

    10 February 2016

    Norges Bank's latest responsible investment report shows environmental issues are still the key driver for engagement and divestment. Sophie Robinson-Tillett reports.

  • EIB and BNP Paribas privately place index-linked Climate Awareness Bond

    24 November 2015

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued a privately placed index-linked €500 million ($532 million) Climate Awareness Bond (CAB).

  • UK wind developer secures £41m financing from Bayern LB

    20 October 2015

    UK renewables company Golden Square Energy (GSE) has secured £41 million ($63 million) from Bayern LB for long-term financing of a portfolio of 18 single-turbine onshore wind projects.

  • Multi-national corporates call for UN talks to facilitate carbon markets

    19 October 2015

    A group of 14 leading industrial companies have called on negotiators at the UN climate change talks in Paris in December to deliver an agreement that facilitates international carbon markets.

  • Hudson agrees second solar partnership in $100m deal

    22 September 2015

    US private equity firm Hudson Clean Energy Partners has committed $100 million to a new partnership with independent power producer Sky Solar Holdings.

  • Oxford Capital sells a UK solar portfolio

    10 September 2015

    Private equity firm Oxford Capital has sold a portfolio of residential rooftop solar to a UK private investment firm.

  • Hudson and Adenium in $300m Japanese solar tie-up

    05 August 2015

    Private equity firms Hudson Clean Energy Partners and Adenium Energy Capital have joined forces to construct $300 million of solar photovoltaic (PV) assets in Japan.

  • G20 backs new initiative to promote green growth

    11 June 2015

    The G20 group of major economies has added its weight to efforts to mobilise more private capital to support sustainable green growth.