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World Bank concludes PAF with $13m carbon auction
12 January 2017The World Bank concluded the pilot phase of its climate change auction initiative after it agreed to buy $13 million of carbon credits in a reverse auction.
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Conservation finance 'sees $8.2bn of private capital'
12 January 2017The private sector has committed $8.2 billion of capital into conservation investments between 2004 and 2015, a report has found, with "dramatic growth" coming in the last two years.
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Investors with assets worth over £2trn back transition to low-carbon economy
11 January 2017Eighteen institutional investors with assets totalling £2.07 trillion ($2.6 trillion) have launched an initiative to support the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) call for investors to assess whether their portfolio companies are positioning themselves to transition to a low-carbon economy.
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Environmental concerns dominate WEF's risk report
11 January 2017Environmental concerns are "more prominent than ever" in the annual catalogue of risks threatening the world, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF).
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IMO lobbies against inclusion of shipping in EU ETS
11 January 2017The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has added its weight to the campaign against plans to include shipping in the European Union's Emissions Trading System (EU ETS).
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ERAFP selects asset managers for €350m of funds
11 January 2017The French public services additional pension scheme (ERAFP) has awarded two private equity mandates with a combined value of approximately €350 million ($370.5 million), which will be in fitting with the firm's low-carbon socially responsible investing (SRI) approach.
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Green Bond Round Up - 11 January 2017
11 January 2017Yunnan Water has issued a privately placed RMB1.8 billion ($260 million) green bond.
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CBI certifies first green loan for Strasser Capital
11 January 2017German private equity firm Strasser Capital has secured the first loan certified under the Climate Bond Initiative's (CBI) standards.
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Showing leadership in the Canadian dollar green bond market
11 January 2017Ontario is committed to developing the Canadian dollar green bond market, while also enhancing impact reporting, project selection and transparency. Michael Manning explains
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Impax reaches record £5bn AUM
10 January 2017Environmentally-themed investment manager Impax Asset Management saw its assets under management (AUM) rise to £5.06 billion ($6.16 billion) after a record quarter of inflows.