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EIB issues record-breaking €650m green bond
12 July 2013The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued a €650 million ($849.4 million) Climate Awareness Bond (CAB) – the largest ever green bond to be denominated in euros, and the first to use the EIB's ECoop framework.
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UK opens wheat-fuelled biorefinery, ahead of EU vote
10 July 2013The UK's largest biorefinery, officially opened on Tuesday, will produce 420 million litres of bioethanol – a third of the country's current need – when operating at full capacity, the owners said.
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Just one CCS project bids in round two of NER300
08 July 2013Only one carbon capture and storage project has applied for funding in the second round of the EU's NER300 programme, highlighting the need for the region to adopt other support mechanisms for the technology, according to experts.
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Infrastructure fund bids for French wind firm
08 July 2013A leading infrastructure fund, whose investors are mostly pension funds, has announced a friendly takeover bid for a financially troubled French wind company.
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European utility giant hires environmental products trader
08 July 2013The trading arm of a leading European utility has appointed an environmental products trader, Environmental Finance has learned.
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Will new regulations restrict low-carbon finance?
04 July 2013New financial regulations are adding to the problems caused by adverse economic conditions and policy uncertainty, and are likely to hinder the flow of finance to low-carbon assets in the EU, say Thomas Spencer and Jamie Stevenson.
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Terra Firma presses on with renewables sale plan, despite pulling German IPO
04 July 2013Private equity group Terra Firma is pursuing plans for a possible sale of renewable energy company Infinis, despite pulling its planned flotation of German property firm Deutsche Annington.
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EU carbon surges after stronger-than-expected fix in Parliament
03 July 2013EU carbon prices climbed almost 50% today after the European Parliament backed a plan to give the ailing market a short-term boost, and unexpectedly rejected most amendments that would have weakened the proposal.
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UK strike prices to 'help renewables developers tap green bond market'
02 July 2013Proposed 'strike prices' to be paid by the UK government for renewable energy will help developers tap the green bond market, it was claimed today.
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Does backloading still matter?
02 July 2013Tomorrow's backloading vote will perhaps be the last chance to get the European Commission's plan for a quick fix to the EU Emissions Trading System passed in Parliament.