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RECs in reverse
14 December 2016This year has seen a reversal of fortunes for some renewable energy certificate (REC) markets, with some of last year's best performing US markets seeing big price drops, while EU and Australian markets saw record gains. Hamza Ali reports
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Quercus reaches €150m first close on European renewables funds
13 December 2016Quercus Assets Selection has secured €150 million ($160 million) for its three renewable energy funds launched late last year.
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Carbon markets face fresh uncertainty
13 December 2016Political changes in the UK and US have reversed recent progress towards greater clarity in the world's largest carbon markets, says Graham Cooper
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Back to the (uncertain) future
12 December 2016Despite setbacks in some key markets, the winners of this year's Environmental Finance Market Rankings are generally bullish about the growth of existing trading systems and the creation of new ones
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Allianz buys 80% of €330m wind farm portfolio
12 December 2016Allianz Global Investors has bought 80% of a €330 million onshore wind farm portfolio in Germany through its energy and infrastructure fund Allianz Renewable Energy Fund II.
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EU carbon market weekly update - 12 December 2016
12 December 2016The price risk for EU Allowances is skewed to the upside this week, as the auction shutdown approaches, says Louis Redshaw.
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Brexit vote could help UK take a lead in energy storage
12 December 2016The UK's vote to leave the European Union could represent an opportunity for the country to lead the way on the use of energy storage technologies, said law firm Simmons & Simmons.
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California dreaming of return to green bond market?
12 December 2016The state of California hopes to launch a green bond in coming weeks to fund an agricultural project, Environmental Finance understands.
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Value of investors pledging to divest from fossil fuels doubles to over $5trn
12 December 2016Investors worth $5.2 trillion have pledged to divest fossil fuels, up from $2.6 trillion in September last year, according to a report by US-based impact investment consultant, Arabella Advisors.
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IETA calls for swift agreement on EU ETS
12 December 2016The International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) has called on the European Parliament's environment committee to quickly come to an agreement on proposed amendments to the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), after the initial 8 December deadline was missed.