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Weather hedging could save wind farms $56bn, says insurer
31 January 2017Wind energy investors are losing some $56 billion in 'untapped asset values' as a result of their failure to transfer weather risk efficiently, according to an insurance underwriter.
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Yieldco NESF secures £150m debt facility
31 January 2017UK yieldco NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has secured a £150 million ($186 million) long-term debt facility from a syndicate of lenders.
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EU carbon market weekly update - 30 January 2017
30 January 2017Compliance buying ahead of the April deadline is unlikley to be enough to support EU Allowance prices if warmer weather returns, says Louis Redshaw.
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EU's carbon emissions drop 4.5% as generation shifts from coal to gas
30 January 2017EU carbon emissions fell 4.5% in 2016 to 1018 million tonnes, primarily driven by a shift in power generation from carbon-intensive coal to gas.
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Best performing funds of 2016: Impax Environmental Markets (Ireland) Fund
30 January 2017An uptick in investors' interest in environmental-themed equities, following the Paris Agreement, helped make 2016 a 'vintage' year for the Impax Environmental Markets (Ireland) Fund, reports Hamza Ali
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Green bond market expected to exceed $120bn in 2017
30 January 2017The fast-growing green bond market is predicted to exceed $120 billion in new issuances this year, but the rate of growth is unlikely to exceed that seen in 2016, according to an Environmental Finance survey.
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Financiers praise 'Positive Impact' Principles
30 January 2017The Principles for Positive Impact Finance were hailed as "an important step in ... overcoming the funding gap for sustainable development" at their launch today in Paris.
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Oekom launches ESG impact assessment service
30 January 2017Oekom Research, a German sustainability ratings agency, has expanded its range of services to help investors better understand the environmental, social and governance (ESG) impact of their investment decisions.
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Ulrik Ross leaves HSBC
30 January 2017HSBC's global head of public sector and sustainable debt, Ulrik Ross, has left the bank, according to figures in the green bond market.
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People moves - Standard Life, Candriam, Inspired Evolution
27 January 2017Standard Life Investments has recruited Deborah Gilshan to its environmental, social and governance (ESG) team as governance and stewardship director.