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  • Fibria Celulose begins roadshow for dollar-denominated green bond

    06 January 2017

    Brazilian pulp and paper company Fibria Celulose is set to become only the third issuer out of the country to launch a green bond, as it begins to roadshow a dollar-denominated issuance.

  • Water fund manager eyes second fundraise

    05 January 2017

    A US-based wastewater treatment company has revealed that it is considering raising a second fund, just weeks after it announced the first investment from its inaugural investment vehicle.

  • EU ETS needs further reform to prevent drastic price falls

    04 January 2017

    Ambitious reform is urgently needed to rescue the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) from further falls in prices, which some analysts warn could sink as low as €2.50 ($2.60) a tonne by the end of 2017.

  • Environmental Finance Green Bond Awards open for entries

    04 January 2017

    After another record-breaking year for the green bond market, Environmental Finance is preparing to honour the market leaders as it calls for entries for its annual Green Bond Awards.

  • Green bonds round-up

    04 January 2017

    Chinese property company Modern Land has issued a $150 million tap of its inaugural green bond.

  • ​Pension fund licenses two ESG indexes

    04 January 2017

    Two new environmental, social and governance (ESG) indexes have been licensed to a pension fund.

  • Italy's biggest renewables project bond is refinanced

    04 January 2017

    Italian renewables developer Azienda Solare Italiana (ASI) has refinanced the country's largest renewable energy project bond as part of a "landmark" €131 million ($136 million) financing deal.

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 3 January 2017

    03 January 2017

    he holiday period led to large increases in the EUA price, as a lack of auction supply and rising power prices helped propel carbon above €6.50.

  • France to launch green bond roadshow this week

    03 January 2017

    France is slated to become the second country to issue a green bond after it announced it will launch a roadshow on Friday, with a bond expected before the end of the month.

  • NY Green Bank closes first energy storage deal

    03 January 2017

    New York (NY) Green Bank has closed a $25 million loan deal with battery manufacturer Plug Power to supply energy storage systems to warehouse vehicles in the city.