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Mexico City returns to green bond market
28 October 2016Mexico City is returning to the green bond market just weeks after issuing a $2 billion of paper to help finance an airport, Environmental Finance can reveal.
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Finance sector to get advice on natural capital issues
27 October 2016A project has been launched to help financial institutions better understand the risks and opportunities associated with natural capital.
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Circular economy - the next frontier for sustainable finance, says ING
26 October 2016The circular economy, in which the focus shifts from asset acquisition to asset usage, is "the next great frontier" for ING Bank in its efforts to increase its sustainable financing, said Gerald Walker, CEO for the UK, Ireland and the Middle East.
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Natural catastrophes and the protection gap
26 October 2016Natural catastrophes are becoming increasingly common and costly. But more can be done to help protect society against their impacts argues Robert Muir-Wood
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EU carbon market weekly update - 26 October 2016
26 October 2016EU Allowance prices are likely to track sideways this week, as lower auction supply is offset by a decline in clean-dark spreads, says Louis Redshaw.
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Banks pledge support for UAE's sustainability goals
26 October 2016Eight banks have committed to support the sustainable development goals of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by signing the Dubai Declaration on Sustainable Finance.
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Nigeria sets launch date for green bond
26 October 2016Nigeria has launched its green bond plans "in earnest", with its issue expected to come market in the first quarter of 2017, Environmental Finance can reveal.
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California to seek verification for all new muni bonds
25 October 2016California's deputy State Treasurer has said that the state is considering seeking independent verification for all future municipal green bonds.
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GIB and Salix lend to UK's biggest non-PFI streetlighting project
24 October 2016The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) has made a £10.2 million ($12.5 million) loan to a municipal authority to part-fund the biggest non-private finance initiative (PFI) streetlighting project in the country to date.
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World Bank tweaks PAF auction model again
24 October 2016The World Bank's third iteration of its Pilot Auction Facility (PAF) will target emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), rather than methane which was the focus of the first two auctions. In addition, the third auction will try to incentivise new projects, rather than being restricted to facilities that are already in operation.