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  • Iberdrola issues €750m green bond

    25 November 2016

    Spanish utility Iberdrola has issued a €750 million ($795.1 million) green bond, making it the biggest corporate issuer in the market this year, and the third largest overall.

  • EU workplace pensions required to consider ESG in 'landmark' vote

    25 November 2016

    EU workplace pensions will be required to consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in their practices in "a landmark moment for responsible investment in Europe."

  • Yieldco JLEN to raise £150m

    25 November 2016

    UK yieldco John Laing Environmental Assets Group (JLEN) plans to raise more than £150 million ($190 million) by selling new shares.

  • Increased demand in California and Quebec carbon auction

    24 November 2016

    California and Quebec's latest carbon auction sold more than double the number of allowances as its previous auction but still not enough to lift prices above the 'floor price'.

  • Australia's carbon auction sees prices fall

    24 November 2016

    Australia's carbon fund has seen prices fall at its fourth reverse auction, as 98% of bids came in below the benchmark price.

  • UK gives £230m to clean transport, but remains in 'slow lane'

    23 November 2016

    The UK gave £230 million ($290 million) to accelerate the roll-out of clean transport in its Autumn budget statement, but was accused of "pootling along in the slow lane" when it comes to low-carbon energy transition.

  • Sustainable Investing market to grow despite Trump, says S&P

    23 November 2016

    Trump's elections will not impact the growth of sustainable investing, according to S&P, as investors, rather than policymakers, are now driving the market.

  • First muni green bond since US election

    23 November 2016

    The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission is set to issue its third green bond, representing the first issuance by a US municipality since the Presidential elections on 8 November.

  • New shoots, old roots; the return of the yieldco

    23 November 2016

    After a disastrous year in 2015, US yieldcos have seen their share prices rebound. Has the model turned a corner, asks Hamza Ali

  • KfW more than doubles 2016 total with $1.5bn green bond

    23 November 2016

    German development bank KfW has more than doubled its 2016 green bond issuance total with a $1.5 billion issue.