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  • "Lack of clarity" on carbon markets in draft UN text worries industry

    27 July 2015

    The International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), a non-profit representing more than 150 companies, has expressed concern over the negotiating text prepared for the UN's climate change meeting in Paris in December.

  • Good Energy hires Meyrick from Eneco

    23 July 2015

    Carbon market veteran Mark Meyrick is joining UK renewables company Good Energy as director of wholesale and trading after more than five years as head of the carbon desk at Dutch utility Eneco.

  • TerraForm Global to offer $800m green bond alongside IPO

    20 July 2015

    SunEdison's latest yieldco, TerraForm Global, will offer an $800 million green bond alongside its IPO on Nasdaq today.

  • Biomass mini-bond issued

    20 July 2015

    A company that installs biomass boilers has secured funding for its portfolio of projects in a deal funded by a £4.8 million ($7.5 million) bond issue.

  • Jinko signs $150m loan with consortium led by Credit Suisse

    17 July 2015

    Chinese solar manufacturer JinkoSolar has signed a $150 million loan with a consortium of financial institutions led by investment bank Credit Suisse.

  • GIB and Equitix invest £30m to finance CHP power plant

    17 July 2015

    The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) and Equitix have invested £30 million ($47 million) to finance the construction of a combined heat and power (CHP) plant.

  • RET Capital makes its debut in wind with $239m financing deal

    15 July 2015

    Renewable Energy Trust (RET) Capital has branched out into the wind sector after closing a $238.6 million financing package for an operating site in California.

  • $531.8bn of green bonds remain unlabelled, says research

    08 July 2015

    The green bond market would be $531.8 billion larger if all eligible bonds were labelled, according to the latest figures on the market.

  • European parliament approves reform of carbon market

    08 July 2015

    The European parliament has voted decisively to approve a reform of the EU's pioneering emissions trading system (ETS) that is designed to make the market more resilient to external shocks.

  • Marymount University prices 'lowest-rated green bond' in US

    07 July 2015

    Marymount University in Virginia has priced what underwriters claim is the "lowest-rated green bond in the US".