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UNEP FI and G20 create investor toolkit on energy efficiency

The UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and the G20 have partnered to create a tool to help investors identify opportunities in the energy efficiency market.

PGGM commits €200m to rooftop solar

Dutch investment manager PGGM has increased its commitment to clean energy by taking a €200 million ($218 million) stake in a portfolio of 38,000 rooftop solar systems in the US.

Green bond comment: April was all about innovation and infrastructure

April was a solid month for green bond issuance, raising some $5.6 billion. That figure is up on the $5.3 billion for the same month last year, mainly thanks to a RMB15000 ($2.2 billion) from Bank of Beijing, the biggest Chinese green bond of the year.

Green Bond Issuance - April 2017

Green bond round-up, 3 May 2017

Bank of Beijing has issued a RMB15 billion ($2.2 billion) green bond, the largest from a Chinese entity so far this year.

ISO to consider green bond standard

The International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) is to consider setting up an international green bond standard, Environmental Finance has learned.

Volvo to roadshow Europe's first green bond for automobiles

Volvo Cars is to issue the first green bond from a European car manufacturer, with the proceeds being used to finance cars that can be powered without fossil fuels.

Actiam excludes coal mining companies

Dutch asset manager Actiam will exclude companies that earn more than 15% of revenues from coal

NRW Bank commits to buy green bonds

NRW Bank, a regular issuer of green bonds, has committed to start buying in the market. It also plans to issue another green bond, of at least €500 million ($545 million), later this year, a spokesman told Environmental Finance.

EU carbon market weekly update - 3 May 2017

The failure of EU Allowance prices to rise in April, and forthcoming increases in auction volumes, are bearish signs for the next few months, says Louis Redshaw.