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Legal & General pension fund expands focus on nature

A pension fund managed by Legal & General has begun to assess nature risks and said it will become an 'adopter' of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) recommendations.

BNP Paribas AM raises €150m for 'ecological transition'

Carbon credits deal will bring in $2bn, Hartree, Wildlife Works estimate

Hartree Partners and Wildlife Works have signed a voluntary carbon deal they estimate will generate over $2 billion in private investment...

Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Volvo, Link REIT, Ascott ... and more

Impact debt fund poised to raise €400m

The manager of a debt fund that links the cost of its lending to pre-agreed environmental and social 'key performance indicators' (KPIs) has said the fund is poised to attract €400 million ($455 million) in commitments.

Italian solar energy platform RTR sold for €1.3bn

UK-based private equity investment firm Terra Firma has agreed to sell Italy's leading independent solar energy company, RTR, to F2i.

The big debate: A carbon tax or carbon trading?

The Paris Agreement saw governments aim to reduce warming to below 2°C. But is carbon trading or a carbon tax the best policy instrument to reduce emissions?

People Moves

The latest people moves from NRG Energy, Mainstream Renewable Power and Azure Power

Glennmont buys French wind farm

Renewables investor Glennmont Partners has bought a wind farm in France, expanding its onshore wind portfolio to 210MW.

BlackRock raising UK renewables fund, eyes offshore wind

BlackRock is raising "hundreds of millions of pounds" for a UK renewables strategy, which could see the asset manager invest for the first time in offshore wind.