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  • Hartford plans $140m green bond

    24 October 2014

    The Metropolitan District of Hartford, Connecticut (MDC) is planning to issue a $140 million green bond to help fund a programme to upgrade its waterways.

  • US insurers falling short on climate change

    23 October 2014

    The US insurance market is not adequately prepared to cope with the effects of climate change, according to a new report.

  • Dealing with the changing climate

    22 October 2014

    Weather risk management is becoming increasingly entrenched within Europe's energy sector. But shifting regulatory winds promise to change its complexion. Mark Nicholls reports

  • Credit Agricole dethrones SEB as leading green bond underwriter in Q3

    21 October 2014

    Credit 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.

  • Alterra Power secures C$176.5m loan to complete Jimmie Creek financing

    16 October 2014

    Alterra Power and a fund managed by Fiera Axium Infrastructure have agreed a C$176.5 million ($156 million) non-recourse loan facility for the 62MW Jimmie Creek hydroelectric project in British Columbia.

  • Climate leaders index beats Bloomberg World

    16 October 2014

    A global index of companies taking the strongest action to combat climate has outperformed the Bloomberg World Index (BWI) by almost 10% over the past four years.

  • Canadian Solar secures loan for new plant

    08 October 2014

    Canadian Solar has agreed a C$51 million ($46 million) loan to finance the construction of a solar plant.

  • SPI Solar completes $43.8 million private placement

    08 October 2014

    Renewable energy developer SPI Solar has sold shares to a Chinese real estate investor for $43.8 million.

  • Egyptian bank pays $208m for 49% of French wind energy firm

    01 October 2014

    EFG Hermes, a Cairo-based investment bank with $3.6 billion in assets under management, has bought a 49% stake in EDPR France, a major wind farm developer, for $208 million.

  • World Bank sees strong demand for structured green bonds

    30 September 2014

    The World Bank has trebled the size of its latest structured bond in response to strong demand from retail investors.