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Consumers go green in China
31 October 2017Companies doing business in China need to be aware that Chinese consumers increasingly care not just about the price and convenience of the products and services they buy, but also their environmental impact, says David Liao
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S&P Dow Jones discloses carbon metrics for its equity indexes
31 October 2017Index provider S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&PDJI) has begun publishing key carbon metrics for its equity indexes in response to growing investor interest in the risks associated with carbon emissions.
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Innergex expands with C$1.1bn Alterra takeover deal
31 October 2017Innergex Renewable Energy is looking to diversify its portfolio with the acquisition of its Canadian rival Alterra Power, in a C$1.1 billion ($857.83 million) deal supported by Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec (la Caisse).
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Energy efficiency overtakes renewables in public sector investments
31 October 2017More public sector investment went into energy efficiency in 2015-16 than any other climate change mitigation measure, according to the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI).
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The importance of green bonds to investors
30 October 2017In a transcript of his speech at Green Bonds Americas, Ceres' Peter Ellsworth explains why investors value green bonds and explains what different actors can do grow the market
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NY Green Bank aims to raise $1bn from private sector
30 October 2017New York Green Bank has revealed plans to raise at least $1 billion from private investors and invest for the first time in projects in other states.
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EU carbon market weekly update - 30 October 2017
30 October 2017Carbon fell more than 5% last week despite the clean-dark spreads, which measure the profitability of coal fired electricity generation based on the variable cost of inputs (coal and carbon credits) and the value of the output (electricity) - making large gains.
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EAPF issues call-to-arms for climate transparency
30 October 2017The UK's Environment Agency Pension Fund (EAPF) has issued a rallying cry to the finance sector to step up its focus on climate change disclosures .
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Proliferation of standards is impediment to green bond market, says EIB
30 October 2017The multiple taxonomies that exist to define the impacts of green bonds is blocking the flow of capital and slowing market growth, according to the EIB's Irene Sanchez Aizpurua.
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$25m green bond fund launched
27 October 2017A $25 million green bond fund has been launched, as a separate account on behalf of a US endowment, Environmental Finance has learned.