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  • LuxFlag awards first Climate Finance Label to international funds

    21 December 2016

    The Luxembourg Finance Labelling Agency (LuxFlag) has awarded its first 'Climate Finance' label to three international funds.

  • Ygrene receives $95m private equity investment as Pace market booms

    21 December 2016

    Ygrene Energy Fund has received a $95 million investment from US private equity firm Lightyear Capital, which has acquired a minority stake.

  • NextEnergy Capital buys Italian solar portfolio

    21 December 2016

    NextEnergy Capital has acquired a 16.6MW portfolio of six Italian solar farms for an undisclosed fee from Italian developer Veronagest.

  • Women-led $250m conservation fund launched

    21 December 2016

    US-based impact investment advisor AlphaSource has launched what it claims is the "world's first women-led climate change impact fund".

  • GIB to make first offshore wind exit

    21 December 2016

    The UK's Green Investment Bank is expected to announce its first exit of an offshore wind project in coming days.

  • Q&A: What are the lessons from Poland's green bond?

    20 December 2016

    Poland priced a €750 million green bond this week – the first from a sovereign issuer. How did it achieve this feat? Odilbek Isakov at green structuring agent HSBC talks to Environmental Finance

  • Zouk commits £12m to electric vehicles

    20 December 2016

    Private equity firm Zouk Capital has invested £12 million ($15 million) in InstaVolt, a UK company that provides charging infrastructure for electric vehicles.

  • GRI appoints new chief executive

    20 December 2016

    GRI, formerly known as the Global Reporting Initiative, has appointed Timothy Mohin as its new chief executive.

  • Portfolio Decarbonisation Coalition: reflections on the state of play

    20 December 2016

    As the PDC issues its second annual report, Lisa Petrovic and Rory Sullivan explain some of the issues investors are grappling with.

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 19 December 2016

    19 December 2016

    The price risk for EU Allowances remains skewed to the upside over the Christmas period, after a gain of almost 10% last week, says Louis Redshaw