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  • Fortum publishes 'nuclear' green finance framework

    01 February 2024

    Finnish power firm Fortum has published a green finance framework which includes nuclear power projects in its eligible categories, joining a small number of European issuers incorporating the contested 'green' technology in their plans.

  • Major European banks provided large-scale financial support to coal industry

    15 July 2020

    European banks including Barclays, BNP Paribas and Societe Generale loaned billions of euros to coal companies across the EU in 2019, according to a report.

  • Infracapital acquires majority stake in electric vehicle charging operator

    05 May 2020

    Nordics lead EV market expansion charge

  • Almost all CA100+ power utilities at risk of stranded assets

    16 July 2019

    Most of the world’s largest power utilities that have coal capacity are at risk of making the transition to a low-carbon transition in a disorderly manner, potentially compromising tens of billions of dollars in shareholder value, the Carbon Tracker Initiative has found.

  • Coal utilities boosted by €16bn since Paris Agreement, say NGOs

    21 May 2019

    Eight financial institutions have given Europe's 'most polluting utilities' almost €16 billion ($17 billion) in support since the Paris Agreement was signed in December 2015, a new briefing by NGO Europe Beyond Coal has found.

  • Set climate targets, power sector told by investors with $11trn in assets

    20 December 2018

    Twelve of Europe’s highest-emitting power companies have been instructed to set out Paris-aligned transition plans by a group of investors with $11.5 trillion in assets under management (AUM), as they warn of the ‘potentially catastrophic’ effects of climate change.

  • GIG claims success as it spreads its wings

    15 August 2018

    The Green Investment Group has had a successful first year in the private sector, with significant expansion overseas, Ed Northam tells Peter Cripps.

  • Climate Action 100+ expands its reach and attracts new backers

    04 July 2018

    An additional 61 companies have been added to Climate Action 100+ list, increasing the reach of the investor-backed initiative that aims to engage with "systemically important greenhouse gas emitters".

  • EF BRIEFS: Gothenburg, IEA, MTA, SunEdison

    01 June 2016

    The City of Gothenburg is gearing up to tap the green bond market for the fourth time.

  • EF BRIEFS: Allianz, Fortum, Morrissey & Figueres

    13 April 2016

    Allianz aims to double the size of its renewable energy and infrastructure portfolio to about €14 billion ($16 billion) "in the medium term", a spokeswoman said.