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Four US banks veto Australian coal port
30 October 2014Four major US investment banks have ruled out investing in a $26.5 billion coal export project near the Great Barrier Reef, following in the footsteps of five European counterparts.
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Investors should move on stranded asset risk 'sooner rather than later', warns bank
28 October 2014Investors with a focus on sustainability should begin to take action to mitigate the threat of 'stranded fossil fuel assets' sooner rather than later, a bank research note has advised.
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Business welcomes EU 2030 emissions goal, but not renewables target
28 October 2014Industry and investors have broadly welcomed the EU's new climate and energy policy framework for 2030.
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EU ETS 'boosted' by 2030 clarity
24 October 2014The EU's 2030 framework gave a much-needed boost to the prospects of its beleaguered carbon market.
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New York green bank opens account with $800m of deals
23 October 2014New York's green bank has agreed to make its first loans after announcing a string of deals it said will ultimately lead to investments of more than $800 million.
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Green Investment Bank sees interest in offshore wind fund
22 October 2014The UK's Green Investment Bank said it has had interest from two potential cornerstone investors for its proposed £1 billion ($1.6 billion) offshore wind fund.
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Credit Agricole dethrones SEB as leading green bond underwriter in Q3
21 October 2014Credit Agricole CIB displaced Scandinavian bank SEB as the leading underwriter of green bonds in the three months to the end of September, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI), a financial NGO.
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EIB issues first US dollar green bond
10 October 2014The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued its first US dollar green bond, as part of its Global Climate Awareness Bond (CAB) programme.
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SRI strategies 'becoming the norm' in Europe, says Eurosif
09 October 2014An estimated 41% of professionally managed assets in Europe are now subject to environmental, social or governance (ESG) exclusion policies, according to the latest study of the sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) market.
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SunEdison secures $50m project financing for solar plant in Jordan
01 October 2014US solar energy giant SunEdison has signed a $50 million project financing agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a solar energy plant in Jordan.