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Financial institutions to be held to account on climate by ISO standard
14 December 2018A framework that is designed to assess the impact on climate change of financial institutions’ investments is to be launched next year.
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COP24 Blog: Negotiations intensify in second week
13 December 2018As the second week of COP24 hit its stride, delegates from more than 190 countries were preparing to pass the negotiating baton to their political masters, who will hopefully smooth over any outstanding disagreements and produce a Paris Rulebook on 14 December.
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Securitised bank loans key to solving climate crisis, G20 told
12 December 2018Sustainable securitised bank loans should become the primary source of financing for sustainable infrastructure projects, according to a study group set up to advise the G20.
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Comment: New ISO standard takes an important step to end corporate 'greenwashing'
12 December 2018Renewable Energy Certificates are used by more than 300 companies, but there is no evidence that they lead to a reduction in emissions, argues Matthew Brander
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Green Bonds round-up, 12 December
12 December 2018Swedish bank SEB has predicted that total green bond issuance could reach $240 billion in 2019, despite the market moving "sideways" this year.
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Clean coal axed from China's green bond guidelines
11 December 2018China will axe 'clean coal' from its green bond guidelines, in a move that will see its definition of green align more closely with the Climate Bond Standards and the consensus of opinions in the West.
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$32trn group of investors demand greater government climate action
10 December 2018Investors with a combined $32 trillion in assets have demanded governments increase action to tackle climate change.
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SDCL raises £100m in first-of-its-kind energy efficiency IPO
10 December 2018Sustainable Development Capital Limited (SDCL) shrugged off tumultuous market conditions to raise £100 million ($130 million) by floating an energy efficiency yieldco.
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S&P to withdraw green evaluation from Mexico City airport bonds
10 December 2018The $6 billion programme of green bonds to finance construction of Mexico City's new international airport is to have its green evaluation report from S&P "removed from public circulation" no later than 31 January 2019.
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Impax doubles profits amid sea change in attitude to environmental markets
07 December 2018Impax Asset Management has doubled its profits in a "landmark year" boosted by "a sea change in investors' attitude to environmental markets".