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China could issue $60bn of green bonds in 2017, says SynTao Green Finance
25 January 2017China could issue as much as $60 billion of green bonds in 2017, including its first sovereign bonds, as the country looks to step up its climate leadership.
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US 'to overtake Germany as third biggest solar market', despite Trump
25 January 2017The US will become the third largest market for solar in 2017 overtaking Germany, according to a report by data provider Sustainalytics.
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How to grow the US green bond market
24 January 2017California Treasurer John Chiang conducted a 'listening tour' of the green bond market. A new report reveals the feedback on the state of the market, and the barriers that need to be overcome if it is to fulfil its potential. Peter Cripps reports
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Australian banks shine in RobecoSAM ratings
24 January 2017Just six financial institutions have been awarded 'gold stars' in RobecoSAM's 2017 Sustainability Yearbook, and three of them were Australian banks.
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Brookfield secures exclusivity deal with SunEdison yieldcos
24 January 2017Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) has entered into an 'exclusivity deal' with stricken SunEdison's two yieldcos
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FRR awards €5 billion ESG mandates
24 January 2017French pension fund Fonds de Reserve pour les Retraites (FRR) has selected three asset managers to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into its €5 billion ($5.4 bllion) socially responsible equity strategy.
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Californian insurers' $521bn in fossil fuel assets revealed
24 January 2017Insurers operating in California have $521bn invested in fossil fuel-related securities, according to the state's insurance commissioner Dave Jones.
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EU carbon market weekly update - 23 January 2017
23 January 2017Carbon fundamentals eventually took over last week as a lower auction volume and the continued cold weather helped carbon prices push higher, despite having fallen at the beginning of the week.
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Private equity firm secures €100m loan to refinance solar portfolio
23 January 2017A Private equity firm has signed a "roughly" €100 million ($107 million) loan deal to refinance a 20MW Spanish solar portfolio.
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Green Bond Round Up - 23 January 2017
23 January 2017The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued a SEK3 billion ($337 million) green bond, its first of 2017.